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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... attacks in a fiery speech . Thomson and Knowles had told " flat , bold faced lies about the state building program ... attack over the building program , a key- stone of the Nelson campaign.7 " Dry Rot " In September , Nelson found a ...
... attack . “ I could not accept the idea that the United States would rain bombs on Cuba , killing thousands and thousands of civilians in a sur- prise attack , " Kennedy wrote in his book about the crisis . Nelson said James Reston , the ...
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