Contributed by Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library
Description
A political cartoon drawn by John Fawcett of the Providence Evening Bulletin shows President Richard Nixon, attempting to water down the Clean Water Bill and Sen. Edmund Muskie, a Maine Democrat, trying to serve it "straight up."
Muskie was the author of the bill and shepherded it through Congress.
About This Item
- Title: Muskie Clean Water Bill cartoon, 1971
- Creation Date: 1971-11-15
- Subject Date: 1971
- Location: USA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Artifact No. 3.0432
- Collection: Edmund S. Muskie Papers
- Object Type: Text and Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
- Cartoons (Commentary)
- Political cartoons
- Muskie, Edmund S., 1914-1996
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Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections LibraryBates College, 70 Campus Avenue, Lewiston, ME 04240-6018
(207) 786-6354
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