The ban was put in place when the board’s executive director was Tia Nelson, daughter of Earth Day founder and former U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson.

The federal bill that attracted the most support was that proposed by Democratic Sen. Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, the founder of Earth Day. His bill was fashioned as an amendment to the Clean Air ...

Kennedy declined. So did a veritable who’s who of Democratic politicians, among them Hubert Humphrey, Muskie, and Wisconsin ...

However, you may be wondering why April 22nd. Well, the date traces back to Senator Gaylord Nelson, a junior senator from ...

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January - March: Influenced by Seaman's book, U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson convenes Senate hearings on the safety of the Pill. Radical feminists disrupt the male-dominated hearings and demand women ...

The federal bill that attracted the most support was that proposed by Democratic Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, the founder of Earth Day. His bill was fashioned as an amendment to the Clean ...

Senator Gaylord Nelson. PD. Shortly after publication, U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson read Seaman's book. Nelson was in the midst of conducting hearings on the pharmaceutical industry, investigating ...

In October 1965, he resigned his post as legislative assistant to Senator Gaylord Nelson (D.-Wisc.) to work for the State Department. Hoping he could bring about small changes in U.S. war policy ...

The grassroots organization which brought thousands of new people into the state politics is now fighting for Sen. Gaylord Nelson's re-election. "The state organization is Senator Gale McGee," one ...