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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... president.1 Nelson had begun lobbying President Kennedy on the issue when he spoke in Milwaukee in the spring of 1962 at the Democratic Party's Jefferson - Jackson dinner . While riding from the airport to the hotel , Kennedy said many ...
... president to visit Wisconsin.4 The president had asked Nelson earlier , in a one - paragraph note , for a memo to suggest new initiatives in the field of conservation— and “ any suggestions that you might have to amplify our program ...
... president was going to the Apostle Islands . A few hours later , the White House officially announced Gronouski's ap- pointment . Within twenty - four hours , the White House gave Nelson the go - ahead to announce Kennedy's visit to ...
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