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Identifiant de l’institution contributrice
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MOH 056
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Description
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L'entrevue comprend une discussion sur : Van Buren, Maine ; l’armée américaine en Europe pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, y compris les débarquements sur les plages, les mitrailleuses lourdes, la capture de Lévesque par les Allemands, les hôpitaux de guerre allemands et les soins prodigués aux combattants alliés ; Usine de papier Frazier ; devenir président du syndicat de la section locale 365 ; organiser les électeurs dans la vallée du Saint-Jean pour Ed Muskie en 1954 ; devenir président démocrate du Madawaska; L'interaction de Muskie avec la Vallée ; Don Nicoll; la montée des démocrates dans le Maine ; L’implication de Lévesque auprès de l’Assemblée législative de l’État du Maine ; Lévesque comme législateur; Base aérienne de Loring ; Floyd Harding ; Elmer Violette; Jean Martin ; et Muskie en tant que leader.
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Déclaration de droit d’auteur et conditions d’utilisation
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Copyright Bates College. This transcript is provided for individual Research Purposes Only; for all other uses, including publication, reproduction and quotation beyond fair use, permission must be obtained in writing from: The Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College, 70 Campus Avenue, Lewiston, Maine 04240-6018.
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Biography, Administrative History and Provenance
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Emilien Levesque was born in Grand Isle, Maine, in 1922. He grew up in Van Buren, graduating from the Van Buren Boy’s High School. His mother was a dressmaker, and his father was stricken with tuberculosis when Emilien was eleven. His mother was left to care for her seven children, Emilien the second oldest. He went to school in Hartford, Conneticut, in 1941 to learn the tool and die trade. In 1943, he enlisted in the Army. He was active in Europe. He began in North Africa, and then moved his way through Italy, finally fighting in Northern France. In France, he was shot three times, and subsequently taken prisoner by the Germans. He returned home in 1945. He began working for Frazier Papers when he returned to the St. John Valley. He became actively involved in the Madawaska paper union, Local 365. When Ed Muskie ran for governor in 1954, Levesque became an active Democrat, helping to deliver the Saint John Valley of Maine to Ed Muskie on election day. In 1960, Levesque began his political career by running for Maine State Legislature. He served for five terms from 1960 to 1970. In the Legislature, he was floor leader for the Democrats. He became an authority within the Maine Democratic Party, and became a mentor to John Martin, who assumed Levesque’s seat in 1970.
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Degré
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22 pages, summary sheet and transcript
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Citation recommandée
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O'Brien, Stuart, "Levesque, Emilien oral history interview" (1998). Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection. 214. https://scarab.bates.edu/muskie_oh/214
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