Tom McCall



Thomas Lawson "Tom" McCall (March 22, 1913 - January 8, 1983) was an American statesman, politician and journalist in the state of Oregon. A Republican, he was the state's thirtieth governor from 1967 to 1975. A native of Massachusetts, McCall grew up there and in central Oregon and attended the University of Oregon in Eugene. After college, he worked as a journalist, including time at The Oregonian in Portland during World War II.

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 * Come visit us again and again. This is a state of excitement. But for heaven's sake, don't come here to live.