Political Career of Senator William Proxmire

Michael Edmonds talked about Senator William Proxmire and shared personal stories told by Proxmire’s family and former co-workers. Mr. Edmon… read more

Michael Edmonds talked about Senator William Proxmire and shared personal stories told by Proxmire’s family and former co-workers. Mr. Edmonds also showed some of the papers of the Senator, who created the Golden Fleece Awards and pushed for a treaty decrying genocide. William Proxmire was elected to the Senate in 1957, filling the seat left vacant by Joseph McCarthy. During his career, Senator Proxmire fought against wasteful government spending by awarding what he called his Golden Fleece Awards. Proxmire also urged Congress to ratify what became known as the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the crime of Genocide.

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Political Career of Senator William Proxmire

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Location:
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
First Aired:
Nov 16, 2014 | 2:54pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:
Oct 22, 2018 | 4:19am EDT | C-SPAN 3

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  • Nov 16, 2014 | 2:54pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Nov 17, 2014 | 6:53am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Nov 23, 2014 | 9:44pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 19, 2015 | 6:31pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Oct 20, 2018 | 10:22am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Oct 21, 2018 | 2:20pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Oct 21, 2018 | 7:36pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Oct 21, 2018 | 10:14pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Oct 21, 2018 | 11:27pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Oct 22, 2018 | 4:19am EDT | C-SPAN 3
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