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Edmund Muskie was an influential American congressman, author, academic, and activist, who served in a number of political posts over the course of his career. He was elected to the Maine House of Representative for three terms, Governor of Maine for two terms, and served as U.S. Senator for twenty-two years. In 1968, Muskie was the Democratic ...
In January 1971 McGovern announced his candidacy for the 1972 presidential election. Initially, most political observers assumed that the party’s nominee would be Sen. Edmund Muskie of Maine. But McGovern’s team hoped to mount a serious challenge in New Hampshire, which on March 7, 1972, would hold the first primary.
S.2900 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) Oil Spill Liability Fund and Compensation Act Sponsor: Muskie, Edmund S. [Sen.-D-ME] (Introduced 04/12/1978) Cosponsors: ( 3 ) Committees: Senate - Environment and Public Works Latest Action: Senate - 04/12/1978 Referred to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Canuck letter. The Canuck letter was a forged letter to the editor of the Manchester Union Leader, published February 24, 1972, two weeks before the New Hampshire primary of the 1972 United States presidential election. It implied that Senator Edmund Muskie, a candidate for the Democratic Party 's presidential nomination, held prejudice against ...
Edmund S. Muskie, Class of 1936, Governor, Senator, Presidential Candidate, Secretary of State. Edmund Sixtus Muskie was born in 1914 in Rumford, Maine. The son of a Polish immigrant tailor, he attended public schools and graduated as the valedictorian of Stephens High School. At Bates he was class president and debated.
In 1990, when the Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service was named in his honor, Senator Edmund S. Muskie challenged students, faculty, and researchers to make a real difference in the lives of the people of Maine and the nation. Through its teaching, research and public service, the school is educating leaders, informing policy and practice ...
Through a unique blend of leadership, courage, and foresight, Ed Muskie made it national policy to protect human health by protecting the air, the water, the land. And that policy, that philosophy, has spread across the geopolitical surface of the planet. Under his direction, the nation's environmental laws became a fabric.
