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Statement by Shirley J. Cogswell collected by Charlotte Bacon on April 10, 2014

Date: 2014-04-10

Creator: Shirley J. Cogswell

Access: Open access



Statement by Anonymous collected by Rachel George on December 10, 2014

Date: 2014-12-10

Creator: Anonymous

Access: Open access



Statement by Greg Dorr collected by Meredith Eaton on November 3, 2014

Date: 2014-11-03

Creator: Greg Dorr

Access: Open access



Interview with Walter Corey by Andrea Lā€™Hommedieu

Date: 2010-05-18

Creator: Walter E Corey III

Access: Open access

Biographial Note

Walter Ellsworth Corey III was born June 19, 1941, in White Plains, New York, to Walter E., Jr. and Theresa (Stallone) Corey and grew up mainly on Staten Island. His father was an insurance executive with Metropolitan Life and his mother was a homemaker. They divided their time between New York and Ogunquit, Maine. He attended Yale Law School, then moved to Maine to join the Portland law firm Bernstein Shur; he left the firm to serve in the Ken Curtis administration as Maineā€™s first federal coordinator. He was active in several of Mitchellā€™s campaigns, for governor and for the U.S. Senate, and they shared a fondness for tennis.

Summary

Interview includes discussion of: family and educational background; Ken Curtis administration; working with George Mitchell on policy and speeches in the late 1960s; description of playing tennis with George Mitchell and foot faulting; 1974 Maine gubernatorial campaign; 1982 U.S. Senate campaign; sense of humor and tennis stories (Harold Pachios and Juris Ubans); and description of George Mitchellā€™s accomplishments and attributes.


Interview with Deb Cotter by Brien Williams

Date: 2009-11-09

Creator: Deborah 'Deb' Cotter

Access: Open access

Biographial Note

Deborah ā€œDebā€ Cotter was born on November 7, 1967, in New York City. She grew up in Waterville, Maine, where her father was president of Colby College and her mother worked in the Career Development Office. She attended Wells College and received a degree in Russian studies. After graduating, Cotter worked in George Mitchellā€™s personal office in Washington, D.C., for four years as receptionist, legislative correspondent, and legislative aide on agricultural, fisheries, and environmental issues. After Mitchell retired, she moved to the Senate Historical Office as a research assistant and earned her masterā€™s degree in history from George Mason University. She worked at the American Psychological Association on public policy for mental health issues for eight years. More recently, she worked for the nonprofit National Council on Independent Living. At the time of this interview, she was a management and program analyst in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services of the U.S. Department of Education.

Summary

Interview includes discussion of: growing up in Waterville, Maine; being hired by Mitchellā€™s Senate office in 1990; the support of Mitchellā€™s staff when Cotter had a health emergency; the transition from receptionist to legislative correspondent and legislative aide; Mitchellā€™s investment in Maine issues; working with lobbyists as a legislative aide; the ambience of Mitchellā€™s personal office; the pecking order in Mitchellā€™s office; staff meetings; Cotterā€™s work after Mitchell announced his retirement; Mitchellā€™s influence on Cotterā€™s career; how the office changed after Mitchell announced his retirement; and Mitchellā€™s respect for opposing views.


Interview with Jeff Bingaman by Brien Williams

Date: 2009-09-18

Creator: Jesse 'Jeff' F Bingaman

Access: Open access

Biographial Note

Jeff Bingaman grew up in Silver City, New Mexico. He was graduated from Harvard University and received his law degree from Stanford University. In 1978, he was elected New Mexico attorney general. In 1982, he was elected to the U.S. Senate and has served five terms to date. He has served on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, the Finance Committee, the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and the Joint Economic Committee.

Summary

Interview includes discussion of: how Mitchell positioned himself for the majority leader position; Mitchellā€™s leadership style; comparison of Mitchell to other majority and minority leaders; Bingamanā€™s reaction when Mitchell announced his retirement; health care in 1993-1994; changes in the Senate as a legislative body; Mitchellā€™s legacy; and the ideological spectrum in Senate.


Interview with Shep Lee, George J. Mitchell, and Harold Pachios by Mike Hastings and Andrea Lā€™Hommedieu

Date: 2009-09-11

Creator: Shepard 'Shep' Lee

George J Mitchell

Harold 'Hal' Pachios

Access: Open access

Biographial Note

Shepard (Lifshitz) ā€œShepā€ Lee was born in Lewiston, Maine, on November 13, 1926, to Ethel and Joe Lifshitz. His parents were both Russian immigrants, his mother a housewife, and his father an automobile dealer. He attended Lewiston public schools, graduating in 1943. He then attended Bowdoin College, taking military leave from the college between 1945 and 1946 to enlist in the navy. He returned to Bowdoin after his service and graduated in 1947 with a degree in government and economics. At that time he and his brother changed their surname to Lee. Lee returned to Lewiston after graduation and went to work at his fatherā€™s automobile dealership. Soon after, he became active in Lewiston-Auburn Democratic politics. In 1956 he was campaign manager for Frank Coffinā€™s successful U.S. congressional campaign. In 1963, he bought out his fatherā€™s partner in the automobile dealership and eventually took over the entire business. Lee was an active Democrat during the political careers of Ed Muskie and George Mitchell. He was a key fund raiser for the Maine Democrats, and he lent many vehicles to campaigning candidates over the course of his career. He retired from his automobile dealership in the late 1990s. George J. Mitchell was born on August 20, 1933, in Waterville, Maine, to Mary Saad, a factory worker, and George Mitchell, a laborer. Senator Mitchell spent his youth in Waterville. After receiving his bachelor's degree from Bowdoin College in 1954, he served as an officer in the U.S. Army Counter Intelligence Corps until 1956. In 1960 he earned a law degree from Georgetown University. Mitchell worked for Senator Edmund S. Muskie as executive assistant and as deputy campaign manager during Muskie's 1972 presidential campaign. He later became U.S. senator (D-Maine) 1980-1995, Senate majority leader 1989-1995, and, upon his retirement from the Senate, special advisor on Northern Ireland 1995-1998. Since 1998, Senator Mitchell has served on many boards and committees and has received high profile appointments including: chairman of the Sharm el-Sheikh International Fact-Finding Committee on the crisis between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (2000); overseer of the Red Cross Liberty Fund (2001); lead investigator into the illegal use of performance enhancing substances in Major League Baseball (2006); and special envoy for Palestinian-Israeli affairs (2009-2011). Harold ā€œHalā€ Pachios was born July 12, 1936, in New Haven, Connecticut, and grew up in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. He attended Princeton and Georgetown Law. He served for two years on a Navy transport ship, worked for the Peace Corps as a congressional liaison, then held numerous positions in politics and government including at the Democratic National Committee, VISTA, the White House (as associate White House press secretary), the Department of Transportation, and for Senator Edmund S. Muskie's vice presidential campaign. A long-time friend of Mitchell, at the time of this interview he practiced law at Preti Flaherty Beliveau & Pachios, in Portland, Maine.

Summary

Interview includes discussion of: personal recollections of Mitchell as a young man; traveling with Senator Muskie on the campaign trail; Senate election night at the Eastland Hotel in Portland Maine (1982); summaries and assessments of Mitchellā€™s career; interrogating Oliver North during the Iran-Contra congressional hearings; humility among politicians; paternal influence and reminiscences from Mitchellā€™s childhood; Mitchellā€™s early reading habits; anecdotes about Mitchell and his brother Robbie; street unrest at the Chicago Democratic Convention (1968) and sharing a cab with Jimmy Breslin; playing tennis and getting exercise; personal security while in the Senate, in Northern Ireland, and privately.


Interview with Arthur Strout by Mike Hastings

Date: 2009-08-21

Creator: Arthur E Strout

Access: Open access

Biographial Note

Arthur Edward Strout was born in Rockland, Maine, on September 6, 1935, to Olive Mabel (Edwards) and Alfred Meserve Strout and grew up in Thomaston, Maine. His father, a graduate of Bowdoin College and Harvard Law School, was an attorney in Rockland, Maine, and came from an established Maine family. His mother, the daughter of English immigrants, worked at the Registry of Deeds and later was a homemaker. After attending Thomaston schools, Arthur spent his final year of high school at Hebron Academy. He attended Bowdoin College (class of 1957), where he met George Mitchell. He earned his law degree in 1960 and then clerked for a judge in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. He worked for the Tax Division of the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. and then went on to practice tax and finance law, returning to Maine in 1972. His son Charles also attended Bowdoin College and worked as a Senate page during Mitchellā€™s tenure there.

Summary

Interview includes discussion of: family and educational background; Claude Allen as school master at Hebron Academy; meeting Mitchell at Bowdoin; attending Bowdoin from 1953-1957 and the housing situation; academics at Bowdon; law school and practicing tax law; continued contact with Mitchell; son Charlesā€™s working with Mitchell; current life in Boston; and reflections on Mitchell and his current activities.


Interview with Frank Wood by Andrea Lā€™Hommedieu

Date: 2010-02-25

Creator: Frank P Wood

Access: Open access

Biographial Note

Frank P. Wood was born in 1949 in Sanford, Maine. His father was Lawrence Wood, a farm machinery salesman, and his mother was Arlene Wood, a secretary and college administrator. He became interested in politics at an early age, working on campaigns throughout the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He served in the Maine legislature from 1977 to 1985, serving on the Taxation and Agriculture committees.

Summary

Interview includes discussion of: meeting Mitchell while Wood was in college at USM; Mitchell and Ken Curtis; working with Larry Benoit on campaigns; Mitchell and Emery in 1982; the tide turning in favor of Mitchell; changes in Mitchellā€™s campaigns from 1974 to 1982 to 1988; Mitchell defeating Jasper Wyman in 1988; keeping up with current events during the campaigns; Mitchellā€™s sense of humor; and Mitchellā€™s legacy.