Oral history interview with Frank C. Cook [Session 02, Recording 04]

Identity elements

Reference code

SR1321_T04S2

Name and location of repository

Level of description

Item

Title

Oral history interview with Frank C. Cook [Session 02, Recording 04]

Date(s)

  • 1989-11-30 (Creation)

Extent

Audiocassette; 00:30:21

Name of creator

Biographical history

Franklin Charles Cook was born in Pasadena, California, in 1944. He graduated from Occidental College in Los Angeles, California, in 1967. He was drafted during the Vietnam War and served in the National Guard from 1967 to 1968. He was an aide to U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield from 1969 to 1973. He was founding president of the Pacific Northwest Foundation, serving from 1988 to 1994.

Content and structure elements

Scope and content

Tape 4, Side 2. In the second interview session, conducted on November 30, 1989, Cook continues to discuss working as an aide to Hatfield from 1969 to 1973. He talks about Hatfield's political career, including Hatfield's role in coaching California Governor Ronald Reagan and how Hatfield's views on the Vietnam War affected his political career and his family. He talks about writing speeches for Hatfield, his work on anti-draft legislation, and other members of Hatfield's staff, particularly Gerry Frank. He also talks about other legislation he worked on for Hatfield, particularly the Neighborhood Government Act; about Hatfield's 1972 re-election campaign; and about his work on Middle East issues. He closes the interview by discussing the possibilities for Hatfield's future career.

System of arrangement

Conditions of access and use elements

Conditions governing access

Joint copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society and Willamette University. Use is allowed according to the following license: Creative Commons - BY-NC-SA: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/. Copyright to photograph has not been determined and permission for use may require authorization from copyright holders.

Physical access

Technical access

Conditions governing reproduction

Languages of the material

  • English

Scripts of the material

Language and script notes

Finding aids

Acquisition and appraisal elements

Custodial history

Immediate source of acquisition

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information

Accruals

Related materials elements

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Related archival materials

Related descriptions

Notes element

Specialized notes

Alternative identifier(s)

Description control element

Rules or conventions

Sources used

Access points

Place access points

Name access points

Genre access points

Digital object metadata

Digital object (Master) rights area

Digital object (Reference) rights area

Accession area