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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.
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Apr 2, 2024 · Michael Dukakis (born November 3, 1933, Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.) is an American politician and lawyer, who served as governor of Massachusetts (1975–79, 1983–91) and who was the Democratic Party ’s nominee for president in 1988. The son of Greek immigrants, Michael Dukakis graduated from Swarthmore College in 1955.
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Michael Dukakis was the 65th and 67th governor of Massachusetts, from 1975 to 1979 and 1983 to 1991.His running mate, Lloyd Bentsen, was a U.S. senator from Texas, and a member of the United States Senate Committee on Finance who had previously run for the Democratic nomination in 1976.
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Sep 26, 2013 · Michael and Kitty Dukakis’ first child, a daughter, was born anencephalic in 1964 and died shortly after birth. Timeline October 1960 - Joins the Boston law firm Hill & Barlow as an associate.
Nov 3, 2023 · Jon Keller, political analyst for WBZ-TV, pays tribute to the Silent Generation leader who guided the state through the Blizzard of '78 and ran for president in 1988. He praises Dukakis's sense of purpose, humility and frugality, and wishes him a happy birthday.
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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.
Nov 3, 2023 · On his 90th birthday, Radio Boston reviews his achievements and challenges as the three-term governor of the commonwealth. Hear from two of his friends and former colleagues who share their reflections.
