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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... candidate , " and the answer was Gaylord , ” Doyle said . If he was not to be a candidate , Doyle wanted a role in defeating McCarthy , and he was elected in 1951 to chair the DOC and head the party's efforts during the 1952 campaign ...
... candidates stay away and allow Senator William Proxmire to run as a fa- vorite son candidate , sending an uncommitted delegation to the national convention . But Humphrey's campaign believed he could win Wiscon- sin and build momentum ...
... candidate Nelson , gubernatorial candidate John Reynolds , Attorney General Robert Kennedy , and congressional candidate Owen Monfils . ( Wisconsin Historical Society , WHi - 5906 ) Facing bottom : Interior Secretary Stewart Udall ...
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