Oregon Experience
Tom McCall on Fluoridation
Clip: Season 7 Episode 703 | 1m 26s
In a 1969 speech, former Oregon Governor Tom McCall makes his case for fluoridation.
The debate over water fluoridation is not new. Here, Oregon Governor Tom McCall makes his case for fluoridating Oregon's water supplies, at a legislative committee meeting in February 1969. The bill being debated at this meeting did not pass.
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Oregon Experience
Tom McCall on Fluoridation
Clip: Season 7 Episode 703 | 1m 26s
The debate over water fluoridation is not new. Here, Oregon Governor Tom McCall makes his case for fluoridating Oregon's water supplies, at a legislative committee meeting in February 1969. The bill being debated at this meeting did not pass.
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A Capitol Reporter in the McCall Years
Clip: S7 Ep703 | 1m 27s | Journalist Russel Sadler on working in the Oregon state capital during the McCall years. (1m 27s)
Journalist Russel Sandler on How News Coverage Has Changed
Clip: S7 Ep703 | 29s | Journalist Russel Sadler notes how news coverage of state government has changed. (29s)
Politics During the McCall Era
Clip: S7 Ep703 | 1m 26s | Tom McCall governed in a very different political period in Oregon politics. (1m 26s)
Clip: S7 Ep703 | 1m 53s | In a 1968 interview, former Oregon Governor Tom McCall advocates for gun control. (1m 53s)
Tom McCall's Environmental Legacy
Clip: S7 Ep703 | 54s | Author Brent Walth on Tom McCall's groundbreaking approach toward environmental issues. (54s)
Clip: S7 Ep703 | 1m 12s | Author Brent Walth describes the scene the day of Tom McCall's funeral. (1m 12s)
Clip: S7 Ep703 | 1m 39s | Three perspectives on Tom McCall's unique ability to use words to his political advantage. (1m 39s)
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