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Michael Stanley Dukakis ( / dʊˈkɑːkɪs / duu-KAH-kiss; born November 3, 1933) is an American retired lawyer and politician who served as governor of Massachusetts from 1975 to 1979 and from 1983 to 1991. He is the longest-serving governor in Massachusetts history and only the second Greek-American governor in U.S. history, after Spiro Agnew.
Michael Dukakis, American politician and lawyer, who served as governor of Massachusetts (1975–79, 1983–91) and who was the Democratic nominee for president in 1988; he lost the election to George H.W. Bush. Learn more about Dukakis’s life and career, including his governorship.
The 1988 presidential campaign of Michael Dukakis began when he announced his candidacy for the Democratic Party's nomination for President of the United States on March 16, 1987, in a speech in Boston.
Sep 26, 2013 · Read CNN’s Fast Facts on Michael Dukakis, three-term governor of Massachusetts.
Apr 12, 2024 · Northeastern University hosted a high-profile retirement party Thursday, as former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis stepped down after 29 years of teaching politics and policy at the school.
Nov 10, 1988 · When Michael S. Dukakis climbed into an M-1A1 battle tank in mid-September, two aides warned him he would look silly, not tough, on TV if he wore the tank’s high-tech helmet.
Apr 12, 2024 · Three Massachusetts governors, past and present, came together in Boston Thursday to pay tribute to former Governor Michael Dukakis, the 1988 Democratic presidential nominee.
Dec 5, 2017 · In Michael Dukakis, many see a progressive hero. Others see a presidential flop. Now, in the winter of his career, Massachusetts’ political lion makes his final case.
Nov 3, 2023 · Former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis is now 90 years old. Jon Keller says he's lived a life devoted to community, country and family, and done it well.
Nov 3, 2023 · Former Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis, once the national hope of millions as his party’s presidential nominee, has spent all of his 32 years out of office committed to a political system...
