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Submissions from 1971 1971

SC0272 - Speech - Muskie speaks on Albert Gore, 1972 election, racial divisions, national mood, U.S. economy, Nixon economic policies, Edmund S. Muskie and Albert Gore

SC0184 - Interview with Bernard Kalb - Muskie interviewed by Bernard Kalb with occasional questions from John Hart: 1972 campaign, Vietnam war, Cambodia, Edmund S. Muskie and Bernard Kalb

SC0258 - Press conference - Senator Edward M. Kennedy addresses National Press Club and discusses Middle East, Supreme Court ruling on religious schools, South Africa. Cut off mid-speech, Edmund S. Muskie and Edward M. Kennedy

SC0362 - Press conference - Manchester, New Hampshire - Muskie speaks on 1972 Presidential campaign, New Hampshire primaries, convention, India, Pakistan, Edmund S. Muskie and Tom McIntyre

SC0307 - Interview with Tom Miller - WCKT-TV Florida Forum, Miami, Florida - Muskie speaks on Cuba, 1972 campaign, Edmund S. Muskie and Tom Miller

SC0211 - Interview with Bill Monroe - Muskie speaks on FBI's report on Earth day, FBI surveillance of public and Muskie, Edmund S. Muskie and Bill Monroe

SC0288 - Street interview with Gabe Pressman - Muskie speaks on 1972 campaign, other candidates, John Lindsay, Edmund S. Muskie and Gabe Pressman

SC0352 - Speech - Reception, Houston, Texas - Muskie speaks on Nixon administration, Nixon veto of health care bill, childcare, unemployment, economy, Edmund S. Muskie and Ralph Yarborough

SC0205 - Interview - Mrs. Jane Muskie speaks on Muskie's public standing, 1972 campaign, Jane Muskie's illness, trip to Middle East and Soviet Union, Jane Muskie's role, Muskie's temperament, Martha Mitchell, Muskie family, Jane Muskie

SC0395 - Press Conference - Don E. Nicoll speaks on meeting with Alexei Kosygin, G. Korienko, Muskie, trip to Soviet Union, Middle East, Don E. Nicoll

SR207 - News report on Senate hearings on water pollution, Daniel Shore

Submissions from 1970 1970

PR0016a - Senator Muskie Informal Talk, pt. 1, Edmund Muskie

PR0016b - Senator Muskie Informal Talk, pt. 2, Edmund Muskie

SC0083 - Remarks to office interns - ESM on his career, judicial system, 18 year old vote, draft, Cambodia, civil rights, Edmund Muskie

SC0013 -Speech - ESM on Cooper-Church Amendment, McGovern-Hatfield Amendment, pollution, jobs, environment, withdrawal from Vietnam, prisoners of war, population control, prisons, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0016 -Speech - Gardiner Regional High School, Gardiner, Maine - ESM speaks about vocational education programs at teachers’ conference, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0023 - Speech - ESM on arms control and pending Helsinki talks, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0024 - Press conference - ESM on his trip abroad, anti-ballistic missiles, U.S. policy in Middle East and U.S.-Soviet relations, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0026 - Interview on "The Today Show" with Bill Monroe - ESM on trip to Soviet Union, meeting with Kosygin, environment, Vietnam, Middle East, Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, Berlin talks, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0027 - Television interview on "Meet the Press" - ESM on environment, Machiasport refinery, Humphrey-Muskie administration, Vietnam, Kennedy-Johnson administration, inflation, welfare, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0028 - Press conference - Press conference with Muskie on ambient air quality standards, automobiles in Los Angeles and their pollution, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0029 - Interview - Interview of Muskie about radiation hazard standards, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0030 - Speech - Location: Hunter College, New York City, N.Y. - ESM speaks about education, jobs, housing regulations, school desegregation, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0031 - Interview with Mitchell Kraus - ESM interviewed was about environment, Vietnam and protests, Carswell nomination, Democratic National Convention candidates, and industry, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0034 - Speech and short Press conference - Location: Minot, North Dakota - ESM on Dickey-Lincoln project, Cambodia, student protests, and campaign 1972, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0035 - Speech - ESM speaks against all wars in general and especially national mood in U.S. as evidenced by generation gap and racial conflict, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0037 - Speech - ESM Excerpts from remarks at United Auto Workers convention, Republican convention policies and unemployment, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0038 - Statement, followed by Q & A session - ESM Statement given on Kent State incident, attacks responsibility of Nixon administration. Questions from press on National Guard and administration's actions, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0041 - Speech - ESM Talks about social and economic conditions in United States, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0042 - Press conference - Unidentified Press conference, environment, role of government agencies on environmental protection, administration's programs, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0043 - Speech - ESM Dinner for Senator Proxmire, criticizes Republican administration for failure to solve problems and urges people to vote Democratic to restore ideals and trust, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0044 - Press conference - ESM Unidentified and incomplete Press conference on environmental protection legislation, campaign finances and practices, Vietnam, environmental controls, sugar beet industry, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0046 -Speech followed by Q & A session - Senator calls for reform in welfare system: (1) minimum guaranteed income; (2) eliminate inequities; (3) federal takeover; (4) incentives to keep family together and for self-help, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0047 - Press conference - ESM Begins in midst of Press conference with South Carolina journalists: Nixon's policies on environment and dissent, Nixon's tactics, environmental problems, space program, school desegregation, Carswell nomination, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0048 - Press conference - Oil import policies, postage prices, 1972 campaign, Supreme Court nomination, Post Office reorganization, and pollution, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0049 - Speech - Fund raising speech on politics "Towards Excellence in American Life.", Edmund S. Muskie

SC0051 - Speech - Recording starts while Senator Muskie is speaking... trade surplus and expansion, inflation and meeting of labor and business leaders, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0052 - Speech followed by Q & A session - ESM on World's resources, environmental crisis, social and economic problems, national priorities and values, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0054 - Speech - Alienation and technological unemployment, relevance of Constitution, future of mankind, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0056 - Statement, followed by Q & A session - Statement on Nixon's Cambodia policy; public attitude, and congressional action, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0057 - Statement - Cambodian incursion, Chappaquiddick incident, public attitudes, congressional actions, Viet Cong, Laos, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0059 - Interview for CBS Radio - Muskie and Commissioner of Education James E. Allen speaking abut following subjects: children's needs, Head Start, and Sesame Street television program, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0061 - Remarks during meeting with students - U.S. policies in South East Asia, Muskie's resolution of peace, Congressional action on Vietnam, opposition to Nixon's policies, administration's rhetoric and tactics, Cambodian policies, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0062 - Tribute to Senator Ralph Yarborough - ESM on Senator Yarborough's activities and help during Muskie's 1968 campaign, environment, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0063 - Speech - Political activism, youth involvement in politics, Vietnam, Earth Day, dangers to freedom, future of nation, Resolution of Peace, Cambodia, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0064 - Speech - Part of speech on environmental quality to conference of the National Association of County Officials, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0065 - Q & A session - ESM on Cambodia, Cooper-Church Amendment, role of youth in politics, 18 year old vote, Searsport oil facility, Korea and Vietnam negotiations, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0066 - Statement followed by Q & A session - ESM Introduction of air pollution bill, summary of goals, presidential politics, U.S. troops in Middle East, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0067 - Speech - ESM speech at Jewish group luncheon honoring Israel's 22nd birthday, new social initiatives, Vietnam, spending priorities, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0068 -Speech - Portland fundraising dinner, reelection campaign, performance of Governor Curtis in debate, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0069 - Speech - Economic capacity of U.S., youth of nation, nature of U.S. society, environment, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0070 - Speech - Right to vote, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0071 - Speech - Presentation of doctor of letters, ESM on world environment, urban problems and crime, higher education, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0072 - Speech at Memorial Day parade - Memorial Day traditions, small towns, current unrest in nation, unrest on campuses, sense of community, Maine's progress, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0073 - Speech - Dedication of Veteran's Cemetery. Comparison of Civil War with Vietnam, strengths of nation, current unrest, social problems, moon program, space exploration, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0076 - Interview with Jules Witcover of Los Angeles Times - Only ESM’s voice is heard. Veto of Health, Education and Welfare appropriation bill, Senate Democratic Policy Committee, Vietnam, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0077 - Statement - ESM answers series of taped questions from group in Aroostook County as stock press statements, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0078 - Speech - ESM on Ending U.S. involvement in Vietnam, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0079 - Television program "Now Show" for ABC - Cooper-Church Amendment, Cambodia, Nixon's tactics at home, war's impact on economy, inflation, Democratic party in 1970 election, Spiro Agnew, senator's activities, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0080 - Speech followed by Q & A session - ESM reflects on past decade. Welfare program, youths in politics, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0081 - Statement - Short statement on President Nixon's veto of election finance reform legislation, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0082 - Speech followed by Q & A session - Speech before meeting of United Low Income and Emmanuel Baptist Inner City Ministry, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0085 - Speech - ESM Adlai Stevenson fundraiser. Economic problems, 1970 campaign, pollution control, 1954 Democratic party in Maine, Spiro Agnew, Ill. U.S. Senate race, Democratic party, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0086 - Speech followed by Q & A session - ESM on Protest movement in U.S. - goals, methods and achievements; injustice in democratic society, future of American society, campus unrest, rights of minorities, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0087 - Press conference - Activities since 1968, Scranton Committee report, campus disorders, Canadian fisheries, international treaties, manpower training program, D.C. government, oil imports, Prince of Fundy, base closure, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0088 - Interview - Senate attendance record, post 1968 activities, oil imports (Machiasport), drug traffic in Maine, increase in Maine population, environment, current problems in state, federal programs for state, 1970 campaign, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0089 - Remarks - ESM Remarks at Committee on Political Education banquet; economic development, labor union support, Kenneth Curtis, New Jersey, themes of 1970 election, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0090 - Speech - ESM Speech at Brunswick Golf Club, Kenneth Curtis present. Curtis's record as governor, 1970 campaign, incident at Washington-Jefferson College, visit by heckler, unrest in U.S., campaign rhetoric, issues of 1970 campaign, jobs and environmental protection, future of nation, generation gap, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0091 - Remarks - ESM's response to Nixon's veto of Campaign Broadcast Reform Act, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0092 - Speech followed by Q & A session - ESM Greetings to local candidates, campaigning in Maine, 1970 campaign, major issues of campaign, inflation, Nixon's economic policies, unemployment, national mood, generation gap, jobs and environment, nuclear power, Japan and shoe industry, oil pollution, Medicare, recognition of China, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0093 - Interview - ESM on Legislation against bombings by radicals, Spiro Agnew's activities and rhetoric, U.S. economy, U.S. recognition of People's Republic of China, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0094 - Anniversary, Brewer, Maine - ESM Question and answer session. Waste treatment plants, Scranton Committee report, crime and law enforcement, death penalty, gun control, current unrest, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0095 - Speech - ESM on U.S. economy, Maine economy, Nixon's economic leadership, Vietnam war, economic proposals, U.S. role in world, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0096 - President Nixon's Vietnam Peace Proposal - ESM Statement indicates recording to be made of Muskie's remarks at Skowhegan Armory, October 7, 1970, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0097 - Interview with Karen Woodard - ESM’s opinion of Nixon's peace proposal and his own proposal, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0098 - Remarks - Democratic party in early years, Maine's resource: wilderness, recreation, land and shore line, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0099 - Interview with Morton Dean of CBS TV - ESM on 1972 campaign, Vietnam, issues in 1970 Maine campaign, gun control, economic issues, crime, 1968 election, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0101 - Remarks at Maine Municipal Association - ESM on State and local government, financial problems, revenue sharing, grants to states, waste treatment, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0102 - Press conference - ESM on Nixon's peace program, 1972 and 1954 election, election campaign 1968, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0103 - Speech - ESM's career, 1968 and 1970 campaign, visit by 1968 heckler from Washington, Penn, current unrest, future of U.S. Democratic party, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0104 - Interview with Bob Shepard - Washington County youth, economic development, Machiasport, bombings, law enforcement, Nixon's economic and Vietnam policies, environment (air quality bill), generation gap, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0105 - Interview with Ann Benjamin - Federal legislation against bombings, senator's ideology, shoe imports, losses of jobs in Maine, Machiasport refinery, fuel shortages, women's liberation, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0107 - Speech, unidentified and press conference - ESM speaking on social change, youth, education, anti-ballistic missile, 1968 campaign, campus unrest, Vietnam. Press conference in response to President Nixon's speech, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0108 - Speech - Crime in Maine, law enforcement in United States, rehabilitating, prisons in United States, courts need help, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0109 - Speech - Modern pace of life, U.S. policies, current unrest against establishment, dangers to U.S. society, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0110 - Long talk with Bob Maynard - ESM, JGM on Current unrest in U.S., process of political change, early years as Maine Governor, current activities, disadvantaged groups, 1970 election, impact on 1972 campaign, activities after 1970 election, attitudes of southern politicians, border states, current legislation, 1972 campaign, public career, 1968 campaign, foreign aid, gun control, 1970 campaign, current schedule, environment. Introduction: Bob Maynard. Audio quality: Good., Edmund S. Muskie

SC0111 - Campaign advertisement - Radio or television spot for Bill Sessler, candidate from southwestern Pennsylvania, Monongahela Valley, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0112 -Speech, incomplete - Speech in progress about role of president and vice president in times of division, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0113 - Speech followed by Q & A session - ESM on Spiro Agnew, cost of medical care, health care bill, Health Security Act, paramedics, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0114 - Interview - ESM on Strength of United States, pollution, youth, Dickey-Lincoln project, women, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0115 - Interview - ESM on Medical problems, health costs, national health insurance, housing, privacy legislation, federal highway system, 1972 aspirations, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0116 - Speech - ESM Introduction of guests, presentation to Mrs. Muskie, song about American flag, senator's past visits, past veteran's activities, patriotism, youth, generation gap, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0117 - Press conference with national press - ESM on 1970 election, presidential aspirations, violence in United States, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0118 - Interview - ESM on Responsibilities of U.S. senator, 1972 campaigning, reputation of politicians, population growth in Maine, 1970 campaign, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0119 - Speech followed by Q & A session - ESM on Inner cities, all-volunteer military, national health insurance bill, early career, Vietnam, education, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0120 - Speech at candidates night - Candidates night with Curtis, Hathaway and Severin Beliveau. Hathaway's campaign, Maine politics, Maine Democratic party, speech at Inner Cities Ministry, political divisions in United States, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0121 - Remarks at rally - ESM on Past visits to New Hampshire, importance of New Hampshire, Machiasport project, 1968 and 1970 campaign, current economic problems, Nixon's policies, Maine Democratic party, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0122 - Speech - ESM Endorsement of Senator Thomas McIntyre, economic growth vs. environmental protection, 1970 campaign, division in country, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0123 - Speech - Senior citizens, Nixon programs, Edmund S. Muskie

SC0124 - Statement - ESM on Shoe industry in New England, Nixon's veto of quota legislation, foreign competition, presentation of gift to senator, Edmund S. Muskie