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Interview With Leon Billings By Brien Williams, Leon G. Billings
Interview With Leon Billings By Brien Williams, Leon G. Billings
George J. Mitchell Oral History Project
Biographical Note
Leon Billings was born in Helena, Montana, on November 19, 1937. His parents, Harry and Gretchen Billings, were progressive journalists. He was graduated from high school in Helena, Montana, in 1955 and then attended Reed College for one year in Portland, Oregon. He completed his undergraduate studies and took graduate courses toward an M.A. at the University of Montana. Billings worked as a reporter and organizer for farm groups in Montana and California. He met his first wife, Pat, in California; they married in Montana and moved to Washington, D.C., on January 4, 1963. While in Washington, Billings …
Interview With Charlie Micoleau By Andrea L’Hommedieu, Charles 'Charlie' J. Micoleau
Interview With Charlie Micoleau By Andrea L’Hommedieu, Charles 'Charlie' J. Micoleau
George J. Mitchell Oral History Project
Biographical Note
Charles J. “Charlie” Micoleau was born on February 2, 1942, in Englewood, New Jersey. He attended Bowdoin College, graduating in 1963. He earned a master’s degree in international relations at Johns Hopkins University in 1965 and received his J.D. from George Washington University in 1977. Micoleau worked in Maine for an anti-poverty program in 1965, and eventually worked his way into the Maine Democratic Party ranks. He was a scheduler for Senator Muskie’s 1970 campaign and was his administrative assistant from 1975 to 1977. From 1984 through 1992, he was a member of the Democratic National Committee. At …
Interview With Jan Barrett By Andrea L’Hommedieu, Janet 'Jan' P. Barrett
Interview With Jan Barrett By Andrea L’Hommedieu, Janet 'Jan' P. Barrett
George J. Mitchell Oral History Project
Biographical Note
Jan (Plourde) (Welch) Barrett was born and raised in Lewiston, Maine. Her father was in the military and, although she and her mother traveled with him, they always returned to Lewiston-Auburn and stayed with her grandparents, the Duponts, owners of Sonny Boy Bread. She attended St. Louis School until the eighth grade and was graduated from Lewiston High School in 1965. Barrett attended two years at the Chandler's School for Women in Boston. After college, she stayed in Boston for work, meeting Don Nicoll after graduation; a few months later he offered her a job on Senator Muskie’s …
Interview With Larry Benoit By Mike Hastings, Robert 'Larry' L. Benoit
Interview With Larry Benoit By Mike Hastings, Robert 'Larry' L. Benoit
George J. Mitchell Oral History Project
Biographical Note
Robert Laurent “Larry” Benoit was born on August 20, 1948, to Robert Barry Benoit and Inez Frances Benoit. He grew up in the Portland, Maine, area, attended Cape Elizabeth High School, and entered the University of Southern Maine, where he concentrated in U.S. history and received a B.S. in education in 1970. He was a self-taught mechanic but became involved in politics at a young age, running for a vacant seat in the House of Representatives while still in college. After graduating, he took time off to travel and visit family and was then approached in 1971 to …
Interview With Donald E. Nicoll By Andrea L’Hommedieu, Donald 'Don' E. Nicoll
Interview With Donald E. Nicoll By Andrea L’Hommedieu, Donald 'Don' E. Nicoll
George J. Mitchell Oral History Project
Biographical Note
Donald Eugene "Don" Nicoll was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on August 4, 1927, and grew up in West Roxbury. He is the son of George and Mary Nicoll. He attended Boston English High School and was graduated from Colby College in Waterville, Maine, in 1949, majoring in history with a minor in government. Don met his future wife, Hilda Farnum, also a Colby student, in 1944 when they worked in the resort town of Ocean Park, Maine. Nicoll began his graduate work at Pennsylvania State College in 1949, concentrating on American history. Starting in 1951, he and his …