Edmund Muskie Official Bio

Edmund Muskie

Edmund Sixtus "Ed" Muskie was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 58th United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter, 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 House of Representatives from 1946 to 1951. He was the Democratic Party's candidate for Vice President of the United States in the 1968 presidential election, alongside Hubert Humphrey. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Edmund Muskie has 30 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1973 Broadcast as a Democratic Senator for Maine. The year with the most videos was 1989 with five videos as a Secretary for the Department of State. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 1996 with an average of 658 views per program. Most appearances with Madeleine K. Albright (7), John Jacob Rhodes III (3), Timothy J. Penny (3). Most common tags: Foreign Policy, Democratic Party.

Appearances by Title:c. September 13, 1989 - Present Chairman, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University


Videos: 17

Previously

U.S. Senator, D-ME January 3, 1959 - May 7, 1980 Videos: 4 Secretary, Department of State c. May 8, 1980 - c. January 18, 1981 Videos: 9

Recent Appearances

  • Senator Muskie Funeral

    Senator Muskie Funeral

    Family members, colleagues and friends gathered to honor Senator Edmund Muskie who died of a heart attack on 26 March. He ser…

  • Senator Daschle Public Service Award

    Senator Daschle Public Service Award

    Senator Tom Daschle was presented with the Distinguished Public Service Award by the Center for National Policy.

  • Republican Contract and the Environment

    Republican Contract and the Environment

    Several environmental policy experts talked to reporters about the negative effects of the Republican “Contract with America”…

  • Federal Budget Process

    Federal Budget Process

    House and Senate budget committee members, former members of Congress, White House analysts and other scholars discussed the …

  • Future Federal Budget Priorities

    Future Federal Budget Priorities

    The participants discussed the effects of increased entitlement spending on U.S. economic growth. The session was titled, “Wh…

  • North American Free Trade Agreement Signing

    North American Free Trade Agreement Signing

    The NAFTA agreement signing ceremony was held at the Commerce Department with President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Go…

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Historical Member of Congress Record

Former Ideology Rankings

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