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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... Vietnam War was a mistake . He tried to prevent large - scale U.S. involvement in Vietnam before it began . When that failed , he took an early , politically risky stance against the war . Nelson was not the first senator to question ...
... Vietnam , he wrote a letter to the edi- tor , recounting the resolution's history . The resolution " in no way ap- proved in advance or gave Congressional endorsement to the expansion of the war , " Nelson wrote . The legislative ...
... Vietnam . " He asked for action at " the earliest possible moment ” and said every member of Congress who voted for the appropriation " is also voting to persist in our effort to halt Communist aggression in South Vietnam . Each is ...
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