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Edmund Muskie
A tenacious Maine politician rises through the ranks of power, from governor to Senate to Secretary of State, as Edmund Muskie navigates the high stakes of national politics and the relentless challenges of a changing America.
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Edmund Sixtus Muskie was an American politician and diplomat who served as the 58th United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter from 1980 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he had a long political career that included serving as a U.S. 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. Muskie also played a significant role in national politics as the Democratic vice presidential nominee in the 1968 presidential election.
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- Watergate: Blueprint for a ScandalSelf (archive footage) (1 Episode) · 2022
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