Tom McCall, the legacy of Oregon's maverick governor (Full documentary) | Oregon Experience 

Oregon's greatest govenor!

I'm 75 and remember him he loved his state I love my home state also thank you for showing this it was good seeing Tom MvcCall.

The governor and his wife got to see me land a trout at Devil's Lake where I was fishing with my dad. They were there alone - so it was probably after he had served as governor. I was a small kid, and his wife got a bit excited while I was reeling in the trout - telling him to go and help me land it. :-) He must have realized that I knew what I was doing because he just calmly watched me successfully catch it. Even as a young child I got the sense that he was a great governor. I fondly remember that time in the political landscape because we could agree that the person made the difference. It didn't matter so much what party they were in - at least in Oregon.

Thanks Tom ...46 years ago i read a mag in the doctors office. It had an article about Tom saying "come to Oregon but don't stay" I decided I need to see Oregon!. never left....

The best Oregon governor ever! He cared and loved Oregon and it's people so much. He exceeded his role as governor by thinking outside the box & being committed to the people and the land for all of the right reasons.

When I was a kid in Hood River I got to meet him, at some function there. He had always impressed me. Now I live in central Oregon and always enjoy driving past his ranch west of Prineville. Read the book, "Ranch under the rimrock" by his mother, Dorothy L. McCall. I remember seeing him do the news on TV and also enjoying reading his articles in the Oregonian. R,.I.P., Maverick!

He was the last of his kind. Such an amazing person. He would be absolutely shocked what his party has become. It's ironic how he told people not to move to Oregon meanwhile he was born back east and his family moved to Oregon.

I'm 75 and remember him he loved his state I love my home state also

A balanced education for a child growing up being exposed to a wealthy lifestyle and its many facets and in Oregon he was exposed to an education which was literally down to earth. He was personally exposed to humble people economically and environmentally was directly involved with conservation and to achieve power through his journalist avenues and politics. He learned by his mistakes and using both sides of his heritage became an exceptional Governor.

My favorite "Oregon Experience" episode and it looks at my favorite Oregon Governor! :D He was truly brilliant and one of the last great figures from the Republican Party (which is now complete crap), and of course, he made so many great contributions to this state. I'll certainly make it a tradition to reflect on McCall's legacy every March 22 this year onward. March 22 was his birthday and Governor Brown made it Tom McCall Day in 2015 in his honor.

I am so glad you got to interview Brent Walth, a great writer!

He and my dad were so close that he felt like an uncle to me. It’s likely that his warmth made him feel like an uncle to many.

I found this to be a really informative and enjoyable documentary. I love Oregon and never knew much of its political history. Well done.

I'm from Massachusetts but it sounds like a good leader to me I give it a thumbs up

Legend. The greatest Oregonian ever.

An original Roads End resident. He loved Oregon.

I hand picked the lumber for McCalls caaket

He was a good friend of my mother, when she passed away at the age of 39 .He came to the funeral and I really didn't know just how important he was, but he never made a big fuss and was very polite.

Tom McCall was a person of principle… who just happened to be a Republican. Future and current leaders take note: Morally correct behavior goes a long way. Mistakes happen… Learn from them… don’t repeat them….Follow the great law and the seventh generation philosophy… it’s so much easier than living lies.

the "urban growth boundary" was his greatest achievement. but, now has been basterdized. great man. wish there were more men and women like him.

I remember him and when the Oregon Coast was open public lands and free to enter for everyone to walk the beach. Not so true anymore. Most of it for the past 25 years, a daytime fee is charged. No longer free for public access. Either a State fee or Federal fee depending on the access you want to visit. We need another Governor like him again.

You beat me too it by 2 years carolwagner6975......Tom McCall - Oregon's Greatest Governor !!!.

Gov McCall typified OR as did Sen. Hatfield and Sen. Packwood and Sen. Morse as these folks walked the political line always enduring not to vere one way or another, those days are long gone unfortunately...

I submit that the most endearing / enduring qualities of Oregon are the product of professional and conscientious public servants like Bob Straub, Frank Ivancie, et al. McCall was a flashy flim-flam artist.

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One of few Republicans I’ve actually liked.

Umatilla army Depot has mounds of buried whatever it is. It's right on the Columbia River and that's not good. Heard it was in part mustard nerve gas type of stuff.

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Now here a republican one could get behind! Stops industry from polluting, throws a red herring music festival.

UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES... preserving nature in the vast majority of Oregon's geography forced industry (and consequent population growth) to concentrate in small / select areas. Democracy forced public policy to conform to that geographic 'select'.

I've always found it funny that one of the largest and most significant expansions of common property and affirmations of the people's right to the commons in modern U.S. history probably wouldn't have happened if not for a republican. But that's just Oregon politics for ya.

"A Hungry hussy throwing herself at every smokestack offered"! -Tom McCall (the boss, in my opinion)

Back when Republicans were actual prudent conservatives, both economically and environmentally.

Sure he was a great Governor , only his bottle bill has turned into a dumpster fire and his grand land use policies have caused home values to be inflated to a point where average Oregonians can't afford a home of which the Urban growth boundary now has outlived its usefulness. How about the runaway building permit cost of today, cost more for a building permit to build a home than the price of a home in the 80's. While I liked Tom McCall some of his policies have been a disaster for working Oregonians. Tom McCall would be aghast at the way the bottle bill has changed the landscape of urban areas like Portland, its to bad that the folks that run this state can't get their heads out of the sand and fix these problems with anew solutions that make a dent in home prices while continuing to control urban sprawl and find new ways to reinvent the bottle bill in a way that makes the cans and bottles more valuable to average Oregonians instead of drug addicts and the houseless.

Self interest in dying was the reason for the suicide law. There is no reason the gvt should have anything to do with a persons living or dying.

Crime to own liv with dog/animals inside city limits, get the dog's out!

Pretty crazy cooky stuff going on in this here RU-vid video

Les Aucoin was another professional public servant who made pragmatic attempts to restore Department of Defense (DoD) investments in Oregon on par with other Pacific-Rim States in the aftermath of Senator Wayne Morse's principled stance against the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. Future DoD investments will be essential to restoring Oregon's cultural and economic balance. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon,_My_Oregon