Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection

Authors

Don Nicoll

Document Type

Oral History

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Publication Date

5-5-1999

Interview Number

MOH 102

Abstract

Sol Linowitz was born in Trenton, New Jersey in 1913 to immigrant parents. His father was a successful fruit importer. He went to Hamilton College, and studied philosophy and German. At Hamilton, he met Elihu Root, who advised him to go on to law school. He graduated from Cornell Law School in 1935. Linowitz has had a distinguished career since, serving as a successful lawyer and chairman of the board at Xerox. He later served as US Ambassador to the Organization of American Sates, Ambassador to Middle-East peace negotiations, and was a co- negotiator of the Panama Canal Treaty. He also practiced law until his retirement in 1994. He was a close advisor to Edmund Muskie during his presidential campaigns and his tenure as Secretary of State.

Scope and Content Note

Interview includes discussions of: family background; the value of education; Hamilton College; Elihu Root; Cornell Law School in 1935; first encounters with Ed Muskie; Ed Muskie as a law student; Muskie’s humor; meeting Muskie after law school; and Muskie’s development as a politician.

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.

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