A video recording of a 1982 televised program called "The AuCoin Report", in which US Congressman Les AuCoin discusses various prominent political issues in Congress. The program primarily centered around economic issues facing Oregon and the nation as a whole in the early 1980s: the housing crisis, the federal budget deficit, the decline of the timber industry, and a high unemployment rate. AuCoin also advocated for the MAX light rail project.
A video featuring a debate between the candidates of the 1982 congressional election for Oregon's 1st Congressional District, Democratic incumbent Les AuCoin and Republican challenger Bill Moshofsky. In his opening statement, AuCoin criticized Reaganomics and supply side theory for its creation of one the largest national budget deficits in history. The federal budget -- especially defense spending -- and the early 1980s recession were the top issues discussed in the debate; other topics included the timber industry in Oregon, the Salvadoran Civil War, a proposed immigration bill that required a national identification card, abortion rights, the Equal Rights Amendment, prayer in school, and Social Security. The debate was hosted by the Times Publishing Company.
A video compilation of three rough drafts of campaign ads from US Congressman Les AuCoin's 1984 re-election campaign for Oregon's 1st district. The video notably lacks audio, though the three ads are titled "3 T's," "Roots," and "Discipline."
A video recording of a debate between the candidates of the 1980 congressional race for Oregon's 1st Congressional District, Democratic incumbent Les AuCoin and Republican challenger Bill Moshofsky, at Beaverton High School on September 15, 1984. Such topics discussed in the debate include the 1984 presidential election, the issue of the federal budget, campaign funding, the Nicaraguan Revolution, a federal fisheries program, inflation, social security, the environment, immigration policy, the Equal Rights Amendment, abortion, prayer in schools, and the Star Wars program during the Cold War. Compared to the similar PUA_MS147_vid_002 video file, this version is of slightly lesser quality, but includes the footage of the aftermath of the debate at the very end and a clip of KGW 8 evening news discussing the debate.
A video recording featuring two Les AuCoin campaign advertisements for the 1984 congressional race for Oregon's 1st District, sponsored by Friends of Les AuCoin. The first ad is titled "Defense," in which AuCoin discusses the military budget; the second is titled "Straight Talk" and focuses on AuCoin's history voting against large tax increases.
A video recording featuring a KPTV 12 program titled "Your Choice '84" featuring various Oregon political candidates in the 1984 election and their thoughts on specific political issues. Congressman Les AuCoin does not appear in this portion of the program.
A video titled "Let's Stop the Arms Race" featuring a community workshop held in Oregon on arms control policy and preventing nuclear war with the Soviet Union during the final years of the Cold War. The workshop took place on April 14, 1984. As a Congressman, Les AuCoin served as the moderator of the workshop. Speakers include strategic analyst and researcher on US-Soviet relations Brian Green, Associate Director for space policy at the Federation of American Scientists John Pike, congressional staffer Robert Sherman, and retired Admiral and Commander of Pacific Command Noel A. M. Gayler. Audio is missing for a few seconds towards the very beginning of the video.
A video featuring a workshop held in Oregon on arms control policy and preventing nuclear conflict with the Soviet Union during the final years of the Cold War. The workshop took place on April 14, 1984. As a Congressman, Les AuCoin served as the moderator of the workshop. Speakers include strategic analyst and researcher on US-Soviet relations Brian Green, Associate Director for space policy at the Federation of American Scientists John Pike, congressional staffer Robert Sherman, and retired Admiral and Commander of Pacific Command Noel A. M. Gayler. Audio is missing for a few seconds towards the very beginning of the video.
A video recording of a debate between the candidates of the 1984 congressional race for Oregon's 1st Congressional District, Democratic incumbent Les AuCoin and Republican challenger Bill Moshofsky, at Beaverton High School on September 15, 1984. Topics discussed in the debate include the 1984 presidential election, the federal budget, campaign funding, the Nicaraguan Revolution, a federal fisheries program, inflation, social security, the environment, immigration policy, the Equal Rights Amendment, abortion, prayer in schools, and the Star Wars program during the Cold War.
A video of Les AuCoin speaking at a private campaign or fundraiser dinner related to the O&C (Oregon and California Railroad Revested Lands) program in Oregon in the 1980s, including an introduction by Peter Defazio addressing the federal budget. In his speech, AuCoin addresses the then recent political affairs in Congress and the Oregon government, especially those related to the timber industry and the federal budget.
A video clip of The Oregon Coast Show from the 1980s or early 1990s featuring rescue swimmers of the US Coast Guard on the Oregon Coast. The video clip is missing audio.
A televised Oregon Public Broadcasting program featuring an interview between the two candidates of the 1986 congressional race for Oregon's 1st District, Democratic incumbent Les AuCoin and Republican challenger Anthony "Tony" Meeker. An intertitle at the beginning of the program states: "The following program is a debate between the candidates for the First Congressional District, recorded earlier today, Friday, October 24th, at the Westin-Benson Hotel." Topics discussed in the debate include economic opportunities for Oregon, nuclear energy, social justice issues, workers' rights, the federal and state budget, education, the Cold War and the Star Wars program, unemployment, crime and incarceration, handicapped parking legislation, and abortion.
Televised KOIN 6 and KGW 8 interviews of the two candidates of the 1986 congressional race for Oregon's 1st District, Democratic incumbent Les AuCoin and Republican challenger Anthony "Tony" Meeker. The first half of the clip provided is the KOIN 6 interview featuring both candidates, the second half is the one-on-one KGW 8 interview with AuCoin. Topics discussed in the programs include legislation in Congress, campaign funding, and the federal budget and federal spending, the Hanford Site and nuclear energy, and the Star Wars program.
A video primarily featuring footage of a C-SPAN interview of US Congressman Les AuCoin on the Star Wars program (officially known as the Strategic Defense Initiative) and the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty in 1987. In the interview, AuCoin advocates for arms control and the ABM Treaty, which would help restrain the Star Wars program, stating that "the ABM treaty means stability, and the Star Wars program means vulnerability." Various other video clips are included at the 58 minute mark until the end of the recording, including a speech by US Senator Gary Hart and news coverage of the 1984 election, including an interview with Bill Moshofsky.
A video featuring a KATU 2 news story recapping the history of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde's Restoration as a federally recognized tribe in 1983, followed by developments through 1987 as the tribe was working to regain previously held reservation lands. The news story points out how US Congressman Les AuCoin had helped to organize a local hearing at Grand Ronde elementary school for both tribal leaders to address their hopes for a reservation and for anti-reservation lumber mill leaders to express their concerns. An advocate for the tribe, Congressman AuCoin had sponsored H.R.3885, the Grand Ronde Restoration Act of 1983, and H.R.4143, the Grand Ronde Reservation Act of 1988, which restored a small portion of the reservation lands that the news story in the video was referring to.
A video clip of CNN's (Cable News Network) congressional profile for US Congressman Les AuCoin in the 100th Congress (1987-1988). It features AuCoin's views on the Star Wars program, which he disagrees with, and his congressionally passed arms control measure, a moratorium on anti-satellite weapon testing. The show also highlights the topic of forestry in Oregon, and AuCoin's role in the Interior Appropriations Committee.
A video featuring footage of a NBC News story covering a 1989 "Timber Summit" held in Salem, Oregon organized by the Oregon congressional delegation. The news story included an interview with US Congressman Les AuCoin. The 1980s and early 1990s in Oregon were marked by a declining timber industry, including a large-scale debate between environmentalists (including members of the ESA Committee, the "God Squad") concerned about protecting the habitat of the endangered northern spotted owl and the members of the logging industry who argued that the Endangered Species Act and its regulations reduced the number of jobs for timber workers.
A video of a special order US House of Representatives floor speech by Congressman Les AuCoin calling for the end to funding for the B-2 Stealth Bomber program. The speech was given sometime in the years leading up to the fall of the Soviet Union, between 1989-1991.
A video featuring footage of NBC and ABC news coverage of a 1989 "Timber Summit" organized by the Oregon congressional delegation, including an interview with US Congressman Les AuCoin, and the Gulf War. The 1980s and early 1990s in Oregon were marked by a declining timber industry, including a large-scale debate between environmentalists (including members of the ESA Committee, the "God Squad") concerned about protecting the habitat of the endangered northern spotted owl and the members of the logging industry who argued that the Endangered Species Act and its regulations reduced the number of jobs for timber workers. The footage is likely from between 1989 and 1991.
A video of US Representatives Les AuCoin and Peter DeFazio hosting a small, televised press conference regarding their bill, H.R.4728 - To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating a segment of the Klamath River in Oregon as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The two took questions from reporters who called in over the phone.
A video featuring footage of the 1990 Democratic Business Forum in Oregon during the 1990 Senate election. In a speech, Democratic candidate Harry Lonsdale expressed his hope to win against Republican incumbent Senator Mark Hatfield, discussing topics such as abortion rights, the timber industry, and the national debt, among other topics.
A video recording featuring news coverage of funding for the Strategic Defense Initiative (AKA Star Wars) program and stealth bombers. US Congressman Les AuCoin notably appears at the 0:40 and the 3:00 minute marks, criticizing the Star Wars program and advocating for the funding to be spent elsewhere. This news story is likely from 1990.
A video recording primarily featuring a 1990 ABC News documentary special with Peter Jennings on gun violence and gun control in the United States. The documentary was made a year after the January 17, 1989 Cleveland Elementary School shooting in Stockton, California. In a Good Morning America news program in the later half of the recording, U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin notably appears in a joint interview with Wayne LaPierre on the topic of the Brady Bill.
A video recording of US Senator Ron Wyden testifying at a hearing on the Oregon Health Plan, a series of state health care and Medicaid reforms that spanned from 1989 to 1995.
