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Oliphant, Pat, 1935-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1935-    

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

Muskie and Gromyko dancing. Minuet., May 19, 1980

 Item — Box: Unknown container 456 for instance of Muskie and Gromyko dancing. Minuet.
Scope and Content Note

After the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1980, President Carter imposed a virtual embargo on all U.S.-Soviet contacts. By May, 1980, when Muskie met with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko in Vienna, Muskie characterized the talks as merely "a diplomatic minuet as we each recite our reactions to the other's actions over the past six to eight months." Oliphant's cartoon exactly catches that characterization. Anita Holst-Jensen.

Dates: May 19, 1980

Muskie and Nixon on dueling soapboxes with POWs. The war solution., Feb. 4, 1972

 Item — Box: Unknown container 447 for instance of Muskie and Nixon on dueling soapboxes with POWs. The war solution.
Identifier: MC070/04
Scope and Content Note Throughout Nixon's first term, the plight of POWs in Vietnam was the Administration's counterargument to antiwar opponents. By 1972, public cynicism about Nixon's plans to "end the war" was widespread. On January 25, 1972, Nixon outlined a new political settlement. Muskie called it a "welcome initiative" while offering his own proposals. Nixon's proposal was, of course, rejected by Hanoi. Oliphant illustrates the sense of exhaustion which gripped many Americans about the dueling proposals...
Dates: Feb. 4, 1972

Muskie finds moths in Carter foreign policy files. 'You finding everything you need?', May 9, 1980

 Item — Box: Unknown container 453 for instance of Muskie finds moths in Carter foreign policy files. 'You finding everything you need?'
Scope and Content Note

When the "Desert One" rescue mission failed, Secretary of State Vance resigned and Muskie took his place. The nation faced multiple foreign policy challenges in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. All combined to create a daunting workload for the new Secretary. Meanwhile, the ambition of Nation Security Advisor Brzezinski, and President Carter's withdrawal into a "Rose Garden" political strategy, helped create the widely held impression of a bankrupt foreign policy. Anita Holst-Jensen.

Dates: May 9, 1980

Muskie Foundation records

 Collection
Identifier: MC070
Abstract

Administrative records and reference files of the Edmund S. Muskie Foundation, organized in 1996 to promote the legacy of Senator and Secretary of State Edmund S. Muskie and directed by Muskie's former chief of staff Leon Billings. The collection also includes political cartoons of Muskie by Pat Oliphant.

Dates: 1969-2005, undated

Muskie in golf course sand trap. "Ed- See you at the 5th?", Apr. 5, 1972

 Item — Box: Unknown container 450 for instance of Muskie in golf course sand trap. "Ed- See you at the 5th?"
Scope and Content Note

With Muskie the front-runner, the early Democratic primaries in 1972 amounted to a "stop-Muskie" effort. By the time of the Wisconsin primary, Geroge McGovern, George Wallace and Hubert Humphrey had largely succeeded. Muskie finished a disappointing fourth. The setting sun in Oliphant's cartoon was prophetic: Twenty-one days later, after the Pennsylvania primary, Muskie officially announced his withdrawal. Anita Holst-Jensen.

Dates: Apr. 5, 1972

Nixon facing the ghost of Muskie at the end of his bed. "Dick, Are you having those dreams again?", Jan. 27, 1971

 Item — Box: Unknown container 445 for instance of Nixon facing the ghost of Muskie at the end of his bed. "Dick, Are you having those dreams again?"
Scope and Content Note

A hard-edged and unsuccessful effort by Nixon to gain an "ideological majority" in the Senate in 1970 climaxed on election eve. Muskie's calm, reasoned broadcast speech compared favorably to television images of a shrill Nixon ranting at antiwar demonstrators. Muskie appeared increasingly 'presidential' in contrast to Nixon. By December 1970, their approval ratings were even amid broad speculation that Nixon's would be a one-term presidency. Anita Holst-Jensen.

Dates: Jan. 27, 1971

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