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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... Kennedy called him to complain and asked him to blow the whistle again . He did , calling Humphrey's claim " preposterous , " and said Kennedy's record was " far superior in every respect to that of Nixon . " The score was even at one ...
... Kennedy's visit to Wisconsin.13 President Kennedy left Washington on 24 September 1963 for a five- day , eleven - state conservation tour . Because the Senate voted that morning to ratify a nuclear test ban treaty , takeoff was delayed ...
... Kennedy's Voyage " ; Wicker , “ President Tours " ; Alan L. Otten , " Kennedy's Theme Is Muted on Trip , " Wall Street Journal , 30 September 1963 . 23. Julius Duscha , " Kennedy's Western Trip a Vast Educational Effort , " WP , 29 ...
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