Jan. 3- 17, 1971 Overseas “Trip to meet the leaders of the world”

By the time Muskie announced he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the president January 30, 1972, a Muskie for President Committee with a large and growing staff had been in operation in Washington, D.C. since early 1971. The records in this subseries are the office files of that organization and related organizations in Maine. They document almost every aspect of Muskie's unsuccessful campaign.

In particular, the records provide detailed information on the structure of the committee staff and the work of several senior staff members in the campaign, candidate Muskie's activities and statements, and the role of his wife Jane Gray Muskie in the campaign. The files also contain many strategic internal documents related to the campaign and the development of Muskie's positions on national and international issues.