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1932<\/strong>: Muskie enters Bates after graduating from Stephens High School, Rumford, Maine.<\/p>\n

1932-36<\/strong>: At Bates: Varsity debater; class president as junior and senior; student council, serving as vice president and secretary-treasurer; member of Politics Club; Ivy Day speaker; runs track as a freshman.<\/p>\n

1936<\/strong>: Graduates from Bates, cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, with degree in history and government. Enters Cornell Law School, graduating in 1939.<\/p>\n

1950<\/strong>: President of College Club, honorary service organization of Bates alumni (now College Key).<\/p>\n

1953<\/strong>: President of Kennebec Bates Club (alumni).<\/p>\n

1955<\/strong> (Commencement): Receives honorary doctor of laws degree from Bates.<\/p>\n

1956-66<\/strong>,\u00a01970-88<\/strong>: Member of Bates’ Board of Trustees.<\/p>\n

1960<\/strong>: Receives Distinguished Alumnus Award from Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha Forensic Society in recognition of his debate career at Bates.<\/p>\n

1969<\/strong><\/td>\n(Commencement)<\/strong>: Receives honorary doctor of civil law degree from Bates.
\n(Oct. 15)<\/strong>: Speaks at Bates as part of nationwide Vietnam Moratorium Day protesting continued American involvement in Vietnam. He calls for specific timetable for withdrawal of U.S. troops.<\/p>\n

1980<\/strong>: Muskie announces he will donate his papers and memorabilia to Bates, which says it will build Edmund S. Muskie Archives. When completed in 1985, it is largest archive devoted to a political figure who was not a president.<\/p>\n

1981<\/strong>: Receives lifetime appointment as Oren B. Cheney Distinguished Lecturer in Government (named for founder of Bates).<\/p>\n

(Commencement)<\/strong>: Presents Warren Christopher (undersecretary of state when Muskie was secretary) with honorary doctorate.<\/p>\n

1984<\/strong><\/td>\n(June 9, Reunion):<\/strong> Receives Benjamin E. Mays Medal for distinguished accomplishment and achievement by an alumnus.<\/p>\n

1985 (Sept. 28)<\/strong>: Joins former President Carter for dedication of Muskie Archives.<\/p>\n

1989<\/strong>: Muskie takes part in annual “Report of the Secretaries of State” conference held at Bates and taped for PBS telecast.<\/p>\n

1989<\/strong>: Bates inaugurates annual Edmund S. Muskie Environmental Lecture.<\/p>\n

1989-1995<\/strong>: Participates in college’s annual Muskie Summer Scholars program for high-school students.<\/p>\n

1994<\/strong>: Participates in Bates seminar marking 40th anniversary of the Maine election of 1954, in which he was elected governor.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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