The Man from Clear Lake: Earth Day Founder Senator Gaylord Nelson On Earth Day 1970 twenty million Americans displayed their commitment to a clean environment. It was called the largest demonstration in human history, and it permanently changed the nation’s political agenda. By Earth Day 2000 participation had exploded to 500 million people in 167 countries. Winner, Elizabeth A. Steinberg Prize, University of Wisconsin Press |
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... Johnson said . The Ninth Dis- trict , in west central Wisconsin , was mostly rural , and farm issues dom- inated the campaign , with Johnson keeping up a drumbeat of criticism of Eisenhower Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson ...
... Johnson , but the manner in which it was rammed through Congress . " The Capital Times said Nelson's vote came because " there was no legitimate need for such hasty action . " 23 Even with the qualifying language , it was a risky vote ...
... Johnson on Recent War Policy , " MJ , 24 January 1966 . 29. " Nelson Explains Vote on Viet Spending Bill , " CT , 2 March 1966 ; " Funds for Vietnam OK'd , Slap at Johnson Beaten , " MJ , 2 March 1966 ; E. W. Kenworthy , " Rusk Says ...
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