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during her tenure as first lady and after leaving the governor's mansion. Separate from the
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McCall served as the First Lady of Oregon from 1967 until 1975 during the administration of her husband. Led by
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along the
Willamette River in downtown Portland. The new beach was dedicated "Audrey McCall Beach" in the former first lady's honor. The Audrey McCall Beach, only the second urban beach to be acknowledged along the Willamette River, took four years to build. An estimated 19 tons of concrete was
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who had been assigned to pen a story for his newspaper. In a later interview with The
Oregonian during the 1970s, McCall recalled her first meeting with him, telling the reporter "He was a very hungry reporter," who ate her food following the cooking demo, "That's how we became acquainted." The
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to construct the new beach and access point to the river. The concrete removal was done without heavy mechanized equipment by Human Access
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