[Muskie]

DateJuly 9 1970

Can DescriptionsSenator Edmund Muskie says Maine's sense of community, tolerance & mutual respect sets the tone for America.

Viewing NotesMuskie delivers a speech directly to the camera that begins with the image of the lighthouse "two lights" on the most current postage stamp and the character of the residents of Maine; he goes on to talk about the resilience and humanity of the state's policies, but that it cannot remain an island among the nation that finds itself in an ideological fog; the state's sense of community must lead by example, and rekindle a sense of unity in the nation;