Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection
Document Type
Oral History
Publication Date
8-14-1985
Interview Number
MOH 001
Use Restrictions
Copyright Bates College. This transcript is provided for individual Research Purposes Only; for all other uses, including publication, reproduction and quotation beyond fair use, permission must be obtained in writing from: The Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College, 70 Campus Avenue, Lewiston, Maine 04240-6018.
Recommended Citation
Ross, Jim, "Muskie, Edmund S. oral history interview" (1985). Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection. 291.
https://scarab.bates.edu/muskie_oh/291
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Scope and Content Note
Interview includes discussions of Muskie’s early life, including: information about his parents, such as their religious and political beliefs; his father’s work as a tailor; the economic and social conditions of his childhood; his relationship with his siblings; his extra curricular activities as a high school student, such as playing basketball; funding his college and graduate school education; working at Bates and during the summers between College; and his enrollment in the Navy.