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Edmund Sixtus Muskie (March 28, 1914 – March 26, 1996) was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 58th United States secretary of state under President Jimmy Carter from 1980 to 1981, a United States senator from Maine from 1959 to 1980, the 64th governor of Maine from 1955 to 1959, and a member of the Maine ...
Edmund Muskie (born March 28, 1914, Rumford, Maine, U.S.—died March 26, 1996, Washington, D.C.) was an American Democratic politician who served as governor of Maine (1955–59), U.S. senator (1959–80), and secretary of state (1980–81) in the cabinet of Pres. Jimmy Carter.
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But in Maine — in modest Democratic Party town offices, in the power corridors of Augusta, and in the wide sweep of the state’s civic life — Edmund Sixtus Muskie is a celestial giant, a star distant enough that its light still reaches us long after its death.
Mar 27, 1996 · Edmund S. Muskie, the charming if often volatile Democrat from Maine who served as his state's Governor, as United States Senator and briefly as Secretary of State, died early today at the ...
Dec 5, 2018 · Learn how Muskie, a Bates alumnus and U.S. senator, nearly won the election with Hubert Humphrey against Richard Nixon and George Wallace in 1968. Discover his campaign style, values, vision, and voice that touched voters’ hearts and souls.
Learn about the life and career of Edmund Muskie, who served as President Carter's second Secretary of State in 1980-1981. Find out his achievements, challenges, and legacy in U.S. diplomacy.
Mar 26, 1996 · WASHINGTON, D.C.: Former Maine Senator and Carter Secretary of State Edmund Muskie died from a heart attack early Tuesday at Georgetown University Hospital. Muskie suffered...
