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Gaylord Nelson speaking on Earth Day in 1973

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Earth Day 1970 speech by Nelson

Gaylord Nelson: an Earth Day 1970 speech in Milwaukee including discussion with Indian tribes (3 parts).

SUMMARY: Gaylord Nelson spoke on Earth Day eve—April 21, 1970—at the Cooley Auditorium of Milwaukee Technical College. He was coming to the end of a two-week speaking tour and had spoken earlier that day at a United Auto Workers’ convention in Atlantic City, the floor of the Massachusetts Legislature, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Earth Day 1973 interview

Gaylord Nelson: 1973 interview about what has changed in environmental politics since 1970.

SUMMARY: This excerpt from an interview shows Nelson pushing the energy conservation agenda during the 1973 Earth Week. In addition, he speaks to the importance of an updated mass transit infrastructure and a national land-use ordinance.

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