Edmund muskie

American Presidency Project. Muskie's legislative work during his career as a senator coincided with an expansion of modern liberalism in the United States.

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Elections and campaigns [ edit ]. Succeeded by Thomas Eagleton Withdrew. Muskie was elected as Governor of Maine in Robert S. Joseph A. Maine Town Documents. Evidence later came to light during the Watergate scandal investigation that, during the presidential campaign, the Nixon campaign committee maintained a "dirty tricks" unit focused on discrediting Nixon's strongest challengers.

Hubert Humphrey. Elected to Maine House of Representatives; reelected in and and served as minority Democratic leader during second and third terms. Nominee: Louis Fisher.

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His first success came with the Clean Air Act , a noncontroversial measure that provided federal matching grants to states and localities to develop air pollution control programs. Democratic nominee for Governor of Maine , Urged by his party to seek a third term as governor in , he ran instead for the U. The Edmund S. Thompson, ed.

Early life and education [ edit ]. Main article: Canuck letter. Muskie Years Bates College". He established diplomatic ties with the Iranian government and attempted to have the hostages released yet was initially unsuccessful. Muskie Day". Growing up, she was voted "prettiest in school" in high school and at age 15, started her first job, in a dress shop.

Retrieved May 15, King Baldacci LePage Mills. I have a commitment to the president. After the resignation of Cyrus Vance left a gap in the negotiations for the hostages, Muskie appealed to the United Nations U. Muskie Day is celebrated annually and is a public holiday in Maine. History: Biographies Edmund Sixtus Muskie. A day later, the same paper released an article that portrayed Muskie's wife, Jane as a drunkard and racially intolerant.