Pete McCloskey

(1927–2024) Politician United States

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Pete McCloskey was a politician from the United States, best known for The Story Of The First Earth Day 1970.

Quick Facts About Pete McCloskey

Born: September 29, 1927
Died: May 8, 2024
Nationality: United States
Profession: Politician
Notable works: The Story Of The First Earth Day 1970

About Pete McCloskey

Paul Norton "Pete" McCloskey Jr. was an American politician who represented San Mateo County, California, as a Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1983.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Purple Heart Navy Cross Silver Star

Quotes by Pete McCloskey

Congressmen are like diapers - You need to change them often, and for the same reason

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Congressman

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The Republican Party is not in the hands of the Jewish lobby in America as the Democratic Party must look quite often…

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America

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In my time, we served with noble and ethical leaders: Gerry Ford, Bob Michael, John Rhodes, men of impeccable honesty. We didn't…

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Bob

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The result was, when Congress convened in January 1971, everyone was now an environmentalist. They had seen a new force, college students,…

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College

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We were environmentalists of the Teddy Roosevelt theory. We believed in separation of church and state. We believed in the independence of…

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Church

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My wife and I have spent half our lives, half our adult lives, trying to save special parts of California.

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Adults

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Well, perhaps the greatest achievement, and we didn't know it at the time, was we held an Earth Day in 1970, and…

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Achievement

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