Category: Government, Politics & Law, People in Government, U.S. senators
Item 23858
General John Chandler, Monmouth, ca. 1820
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1820 Location: Monmouth Media: Ink on paper
Item 80474
William S. Cohen in Washington D.C., ca. 1980
Contributed by: Raymond H. Fogler Library Date: circa 1980 Location: Washington Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Margaret Chase Smith: A Historic Candidacy
When she announced her candidacy for President in January 1964, three-term Republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman to seek the nomination of one of the two major political parties.
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Clean Water: Muskie and the Environment
Maine Senator Edmund S. Muskie earned the nickname "Mr. Clean" for his environment efforts during his tenure in Congress from 1959 to 1980. He helped created a political coalition that passed important clean air and clean water legislation, drawing on his roots in Maine.
