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Bill Cohen’s 1972 Campaign for Congress
An Oral History of the Walk that Changed Maine Politics
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Bill Cohen’s 1972 Campaign for Congress
An Oral History of the Walk that Changed Maine Politics
About this book
1972 was a true watershed in Maine politics. Following a hundred years of Republican dominance, Democrats led by Senator Ed Muskie had achieved a string of victories that threatened to sweep Republicans from the board of congressional and gubernatorial offices. On election day only the win by first time Republican congressional candidate Bill Cohen would stop the Democrat shut out.
Cohen won by determination and perseverance, charisma, and grit, and by his campaign 650-mile walk across Maine's expansive second congressional district from Gilead on the New Hampshire border to Ft. Kent on the Canadian border. The Walk, as it became known, was an over-arching feature of that campaign and soon became a staple of the subsequent successful campaigns by congressional, senate, and gubernatorial candidates in the Pine Tree State. On the fiftieth anniversary of a campaign that would change the course of Maine politics and propel Cohen onto the national political stage where he would play prominent roles in the House, Senate, and as secretary of defense, this book captures, in the vivid and often surprising words of the participants, how The Walk came to be.
Cohen won by determination and perseverance, charisma, and grit, and by his campaign 650-mile walk across Maine's expansive second congressional district from Gilead on the New Hampshire border to Ft. Kent on the Canadian border. The Walk, as it became known, was an over-arching feature of that campaign and soon became a staple of the subsequent successful campaigns by congressional, senate, and gubernatorial candidates in the Pine Tree State. On the fiftieth anniversary of a campaign that would change the course of Maine politics and propel Cohen onto the national political stage where he would play prominent roles in the House, Senate, and as secretary of defense, this book captures, in the vivid and often surprising words of the participants, how The Walk came to be.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- List of Photos
- Preface
- Foreword
- Introduction: The Honorable William S. Cohen
- Chapter I. Oral History Discussion with Secretary Bill Cohen and Professor Christian Potholm: April 23, 2021
- Chapter II. Oral History Discussion with Secretary Bill Cohen and Professor Christian Potholm: Tuesday, May 4, 2021
- Chapter III. Oral History Discussion with Secretary Bill Cohen and Professor Christian Potholm: Tuesday, May 18, 2021
- Chapter IV. Oral History Discussion with Secretary Bill Cohen and Professor Christian Potholm: June 11, 2021
- Chapter V. Oral History Discussion with Jim Harrington: June 24, 2021
- Chapter VI. Oral History Discussion with Peter B. Webster: June 28, 2021
- Chapter VII. Oral History Discussion with Robert Loeb: July 6, 2021
- Chapter VIII. Oral History Discussion with Bill Webster: July 21
- Chapter IX. Oral History Discussion with Rob Witsil: July 21, 2021
- Chapter X. Oral History Discussion with Cindy Watson-Welch: July 26, 2021
- Chapter XI. Oral History Discussion with Bob Monks: August 4, 2021
- Chapter XII. Oral History Discussion with Mike Harkins: August 4, 2021
- Chapter XIII. Oral History Discussion with Severin Beliveau: August 18, 2021
- Chapter XIV. Oral History Discussion with David Emery: October 14, 2021
- Index
- About the Contributors