This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Constitution and Muskie Career Highlighted in Historical Note
The article recounts Article II and the 1967 amendment defining Acting President and Vice Presidential succession. It profiles Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine, detailing his origins in Rumford, education at Bates and Cornell, wartime service, political rise from Maine House to Governor and then U.S. Senator, and remarks from President Johnson praising his influence. It notes Muskie's marriage to Jane Gray and their five children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enator
Edmund Sixtus Muskie
Maine
Rumford
Marciszewski
Bates College
Cornell Law School
Atlantic and
Pacific
Waterville
Democratic Party
House of Representatives
Johnson
Washington
Vietnam
Jane Gray
Steven
Ellen
Melinda
Martha
Edmund II