Mecham, Evan

The Arizona Common Cause Records contain correspondence, memoranda, minutes, agendae, speeches, reports, press releases, rosters and printed material dating from 1970 to 1993.

Evan Mecham In-Studio Interview (Durrenberger); Proposition 102 Package (Shelton); Carole Carpenter Remote Interview (Shelton). Segments on Evan Mecham's gubernatorial candidacy, daily gubernatorial and senate election public opinion survey results, and Proposition 102 (expenditure limitations). There is a pre-show take for the first 50 seconds; the title card is then shown and the episode continues normally.

Don Harris Remote Interview (Corso); Prescribed Burn Package (Taylor); Jim Anderson In-Studio Interview (Taylor). Segments on the Mecham administration and controlled burns.

Mecham Inauguration Package (Palacio); Don Harris and Max Jennings In-Studio Interview (Palacio/Corso). Interviews with Harris and Jennings about Evan Mecham's inauguration and speech.

State of the State Address Package (Durrenberger). Special episode containing Governor Mecham's State of the State Address. There are television advertisements for the first 35 seconds; the introduction sequence is then shown and the episode continues normally. There are more TV ads for the last 3:40 of the video.

Pre-recorded Friday Edition. Panelists discuss the Mecham Recall Committee and its opposition's counterattacks, a Mecham administration member who spent time in Federal prison, and issues concerning Maricopa County government. Panelists include Jack Lavelle, Legislative Reporter, Phoenix Gazette; Tom Shapley, Associate Publisher, Tempe Daily News Tribune; John Leach, Assistant City Editor, Arizona Republic.

Mecham Mail-Out Campaign Package, Ken Smith Remote Interview, Harris and DeBerge Remote Interview (Miller). Interviews concerning a fundraising letter causing controversy in Governor Mecham's administration. There is a pre-show take for the first minute; the title card is then shown and the episode continues normally.

Taiwan Trade Office Package, Jim Ferguson and Joe Cole In-Studio Interview (Cavanary); Robert Robb Commentary #6: Paradise Parkway Package (Durrenberger); Xeriscape Package (Cavanary). Segments on Governor Mecham's creation of a foreign trade office in Taiwan, Robert Robb's commentary (traffic issues), and the City of Chandler's innovative xeriscape garden.

Pre-recorded Friday Edition. Panelists discuss Barry Goldwater's remarks on the Mecham administration, a major change in the Rio Salado Project, and the results of Tuesday's Phoenix election. Panelists include John Leach, Assistant City Editor, Arizona Republic; Sandy Schwartz, Managing Editor, Tribune Newspapers; Anthony Sommer, Phoenix City Reporter, Phoenix Gazette.

Republican Party View of Mecha, Burton Kruglick Remote Interview (Shelton); Arizona Refugees Package (Cavanary); MARS Package (Britton). Segments on the executive committee of the Arizona Republican party's support for Governor Mecham, the recall movement, refugee resettlement issues, and the MARS alternative art space. There is a pre-show take for the first 55 seconds; the title card is then shown and the episode continues normally.