An antiwar California congressman, he defeated Shirley Temple Black in a special election before launching a long-shot bid for the 1972 G.O.P. nomination. By Robert D. McFadden Pete McCloskey, a ...
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 ...
Rep. Paul N. “Pete” McCloskey (R-Calif.) shows aerial pictures of villages in Laos, testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee following a visit to Southeast Asia. (Linda Wheeler ...
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.
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. (Sept. 29, 1927 – May 8, 2024), in an undated photo, was an American politician who represented San Mateo County as a Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives ...