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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Earth Day Founder Senator Gaylord Nelson Bill Christofferson. 9 Nelson for Governor THE FIRST SIGN of the Nelson for Governor candidacy , the inevitable " draft , " surfaced in Janesville on 4 September 1957 , when a group of Rock County ...
... governor's job found him a “ strong , hard - working governor " and " tireless campaigner " whose out- look had been matured by the office and " more inclined to drive himself and those around him . ” 12 Nelson , now forty - four , had ...
... Governor I. " Nelson for Governor ' Draft Is Launched at Janesville , " CT , 5 Septem- ber 1957 ; " Nelson Eyes Governor Race in '58 , " CT , 10 September 1957 ; AP , " Urge Reuss and Nelson Both to Run , " CT , 12 September 1957 ...
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The Man from Clear Lake: Earth Day Founder Senator Gaylord Nelson Bill Christofferson Limited preview - 2009 |