The Man from Clear Lake: Earth Day Founder Senator Gaylord NelsonOn 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. More than 1 billion people now participate in annual Earth Day activities. The seemingly simple idea—a day set aside to focus on protecting our natural environment—was the brainchild of U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin. It accomplished, far beyond his expectations, his lifelong goal of putting the environment onto the nation’s and the world’s political agendas. The life of Nelson, a small-town boy who learned his values and progressive political principles at an early age, is woven through the political history of the twentieth century. Nelson’s story intersects at times with Fighting Bob La Follette, Joe McCarthy, and Bill Proxmire in Wisconsin, and with George McGovern, Lyndon Johnson, Hubert Humphrey, Russell Long, Walter Mondale, John F. Kennedy, and others on the national scene. Winner, Elizabeth A. Steinberg Prize, University of Wisconsin Press |
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Earth Day Founder Senator Gaylord Nelson Bill Christofferson. 16 On to the Senate THE GENERAL ASSUMPTION WAS that Nelson would run for the United States Senate in 1962 against Republican Alexander Wiley . In fact , Nelson had made that ...
Earth Day Founder Senator Gaylord Nelson Bill Christofferson. 16 On to the Senate THE GENERAL ASSUMPTION WAS that Nelson would run for the United States Senate in 1962 against Republican Alexander Wiley . In fact , Nelson had made that ...
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... Senate's inner workings and , with his sense of humor and affability , to win himself a spot in the Senate's inner circle . If the Senate were a club , Nelson was going to be an active , influential member . He never sought or held a ...
... Senate's inner workings and , with his sense of humor and affability , to win himself a spot in the Senate's inner circle . If the Senate were a club , Nelson was going to be an active , influential member . He never sought or held a ...
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... Senate veteran , was the most respected south- erner and probably the most influential senator besides the majority ... Senate.3 " He would come up to people in the cloakroom or the dining room and listen to stories from senators he didn ...
... Senate veteran , was the most respected south- erner and probably the most influential senator besides the majority ... Senate.3 " He would come up to people in the cloakroom or the dining room and listen to stories from senators he didn ...
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