Emery, Dave oral history interview

Authors

Andrea L'Hommedieu

Document Type

Oral History

Publication Date

2-29-2000

Interview Number

MOH 171

Abstract

David Farnham Emery was born on September 1, 1948 in Rockland, Maine. His father was a bookkeeper, accountant, and golfer (he also played baseball for the University of Pennsylvania), and his mother was a nurse. Both parents served in the military during World War II, his father as a staff sergeant and his mother as an officer. He grew up in a Republican family and was an only child. He attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts from 1967- 1970. He was elected to the Maine legislature immediately after graduation, during the Vietnam War. In 1974 he was elected a U.S. Congressman when Nixon was in office. He also served as deputy director of the U.S. Arms Control Agency.

Scope and Content Note

Interview includes discussions of: Rockland, Maine community; first Earth Day (Spring 1970); campaign between Peter Kyros, Sr. and David Emery; Loring Air Force Base; Bath Iron Works; 1972 Republican National Convention; David Emery and George Mitchell in 1982; Margaret Chase Smith; Science and Technology Committee; Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee; Armed Services Committee; Marine Conservation Management Act; Threshold Test Ban Treaty/ Limited Test Ban Treaty; Ronald Reagan; Jimmy Carter; George Mitchell; and Emery’s view on Muskie’s greatest achievements in Maine.

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

L'Hommedieu, Andrea, "Emery, Dave oral history interview" (2000). Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection. 129.
https://scarab.bates.edu/muskie_oh/129