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Oregon Entered A New Era In 1964 With The Election Of Tom Mccall As Secretary Of State And Bob Straub As State Treasurer. Their Political Rivalry Formed The Backdrop For Two Of Oregon's Most Transformative Decades, As They Successively Fought For, Lost, And Won The Governorship. Veteran Oregon Journalist Floyd Mckay Had A Front-row Seat. As A Political Reporter For The Oregon Statesman In Salem, And Then As News Analyst For Kgw-tv In Portland, Mckay Was Known For Asking Tough Questions And Pulling No Punches. His Reporting And Commentaries Ranged From Analysis Of The Tom And Bob Rivalry, To The Vietnam War's Impact On Senators Wayne Morse And Mark Hatfield And The Emergence Of A New Generation Of Portland Activists In The 1970s. Mckay And His Colleagues Were On The Beaches As Oregon Crafted Its Landmark Beach Bill, Ensuring The Protection Of Beaches For Public Use. They Watched As Activists Turned Back Efforts To Build A Highway On The Sand At Pacific City. Pitched Battles Over Oregon's Bottle Bill, And The Panic-inducing Excitement Of Vortex--the Nation's Only State-sponsored Rock Festival--characterized The Period. Covering The Period From 1964-1986, Mckay Remembers The Action, T

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Author

Floyd J. McKay

Publisher

Oregon State University Press,

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9780870718472

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Memoir, Language Learning, History

Updated

2026-03-24