Portland, OR - Obama Presidency Oral History

...was protesting the Vietnam War here in Portland , and then all of the many differen...

...at that time. And Proposition 9 here in Portland , which was a bill that was trying t...

...door in our business district here in Portland trying to sign up members. The...

...with the president. You go back to Portland , Oregon. You're still running you...

...for example, or even more generally in Portland , as a result of having had thes...

...description of his experience back in Portland jive with what you kind of sa...

...of saw happening? Yeah. I wasn't in Portland at the time, but it's definitely what ...

...“Jim Houser a small businessman from Portland , Oregon.” So, President Obama come...

...little bit about after you went back to Portland —and perhaps this is true for you...

...you by name. So, you go back to Portland . What's the reaction to you then? An...

...people who were in taverns [laughs] in Portland who, when it came up, Portland...

...in Portland who, when it came up, Portland , Oregon—the people who called me wer...

...hoorah went up [laughs]. Somebody from Portland is at the State of the Union, and the...

...because of this when you were back in Portland ? Let's see. In a couple of ways. On...

...Services, with the City of Portland . So I didn't get, that I can remember...

...Business Administration [SBA] here in Portland , who asked me if I would be willing t...

...Almost all of it was done by email from Portland . We did have one annual meeting. SB...

...go to each region. So when they came to Portland , I was part of the team that arrange...