When Pete McCloskey challenged President Nixon for the Republican nomination in 1972, his defeat was nothing short of stunning. Only one of the 1,348 delegates at the Miami convention voted for ...
Pete McCloskey, a former Congressman that served in the House of Representatives from 1967 to 1983, and was a vocal critic of President Richard Nixon, has died at the age of 96.
May 8 (UPI) --Pete McCloskey, a former California congressman who founded Earth Day and challenged President Richard Nixon for the Republican nomination in 1972, has died at the age of 96.
Pete McCloskey — a pro-environment, anti-war California Republican who co-wrote the Endangered Species Act and co-founded Earth Day — has died. He was 96.Video above: Remembering those we've ...
Paul Norton "Pete" McCloskey Jr. was the kind of politician voters always say they dream of voting for, until they get the chance to vote for one. Often called a man of principle because he risked ...
Peter J. “Pete” McCloskey, 86, Pottsville, died Dec. 5, 2006, in his residence. Surviving is his wife of 62 years, Catherine “Kitty” Mahoney. He was born Sept. 13, 1920, in New Castle ...
Everyone’s always saying, and they are not wrong, that the California Republican Party is dead in the water, sinking like a boulder would. You know what would make the California Republican ...
MCCLOSKEY, VIRGINIA H. Passed away January 7, 2007. Preceded by her husband John. Survived by her daughter Pat (Norman) Crandell and son John J., granddaughter Sunnie (Pete) Dines and 2 great-great ...
Joseph W. McCloskey, of Evanston, IL, and Philadelphia, PA, died peacefully at his home in Evanston on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at the age of 100-plus. He led a wonderful life, marked by dedication to ...