Digital Exhibits

News coverage of AuCoin admist the House banking scandal video recording

A video compilation primarily featuring KOIN 6, KGW 8, and KATU 2 news coverage of US Congressman Les AuCoin and other members of Congress during the 1992 House banking scandal in Congress, of which AuCoin was later cleared of any wrongdoing by the US Department of Justice. In 1992, an investigation discovered that hundreds of members of Congress had overdrafted their House bank accounts numerous times, although it was found that the vast majority did so unintentionally -- as the House bank system did not properly alert members of their overdrafts and delayed processing deposits -- and did not break any laws. Other footage featured in the video includes news coverage of the Packwood's "outburst" -- pushing a camera lens away with his hands -- after he noticed he was being recorded by a Bob Squier film crew hired by the Les AuCoin 1992 Senate campaign.

This is a digitized version of an analog videorecording from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).

KOIN 6

KGW 8

KATU 2

1992

PUA_MS147_vid_057

United States. Congress. House.

Legislators--United States

United States. Congress. House--Bank Scandal, 1991

Oregon

United States

(1 video file: 34 min, 51 s)

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Pacific University Archives

MP4