McCall became nationally-known in 1971 for a comment he made in an interview with CBS News ' Terry Drinkwater in January , in which he said : In 1970 McCall was faced with a potential riot in Portland . In May of that year a week-long student protest at Portland State University over the Kent State shootings had ended with charges of excessive police violence . The American Legion had scheduled a convention in Portland later that summer ; local antiwar groups were organizing a series of demonstrations at the same time under the name of the " People 's Army Jamboree " and expected to draw up to 50,000 protesters
Kent State shootings
Kent State shootings
Tom McCall