Thomas Lawson McCall (March 22, 1913 – January 8, 1983)

Tom McCall was the Republican governor of Oregon for two terms from
1967 to 1975. Prior to his political career, McCall worked in the city room
of The Oregonian from behind a typewriter and was also a well respected
radio and television journalist.

Tom McCall and family hit the campaign trail in 1964

Historic speech given by Oregon Governer, Tom McCall, on
August 25th, 1970.

 
      William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841)
    

Drawing depicting Harrison’s Inauguration

It was a cold, wet and windy day on March 4, 1841 when the ninth President of the
United States, William Henry Harrison gave the longest Inaugural Address. It had
mare than 8,000 words and took almost two hours to deliver. Harrison fell ill and
died a month later from pneumonia.