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The Legacy Of Senator Edmund Muskie, Robert E. Hirshon
The Legacy Of Senator Edmund Muskie, Robert E. Hirshon
Maine Law Review
I am delighted to be with you this morning. My relationship with Senator Edmund Muskie actually predated my birth. It arose from my grandfather’s ownership of a building in Waterville, Maine. On the ground floor was a dry goods and clothing store operated by my grandparents and frequently visited by Jane Gray, the future wife of Edmund Muskie. On one of the upper floors in the building was a small office that my grandfather had rented to an aspiring young lawyer who had recently graduated from Cornell Law School and had returned to Maine to practice law. That young lawyer …
Connecting Law And Legislature: The Legacy Of Ed Muskie, Samuel J. Baldwin
Connecting Law And Legislature: The Legacy Of Ed Muskie, Samuel J. Baldwin
Maine Law Review
Edmund Muskie’s work impacts each of our lives, every day. The truth of this statement should become apparent as one explores the topics addressed in this symposium issue of the Maine Law Review, presented in honor of the centennial of Muskie’s birth. And yet, among the great American politicians, he may seem forgotten. His memory is in many ways confined to those who were present for his rise to national prominence in the 1960s, and to those steeped in environmental law, Maine political history, or one of the other fields in which he was most active. I will admit that …