George J. Mitchell
George J. Mitchell
George John Mitchell, Jr.is an American lawyer, businessman and politician. A Democrat, Mitchell served as a United States Senator from Maine from 1980 to 1995 and as Senate Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth20 August 1933
CountryUnited States of America
government years six
As they say, one thing led to another, and, ultimately, the British and Irish governments asked me to serve as chairman of the peace negotiations, which ironically began six years ago this week.
christmas spring years
In the spring of 1994 I decided not to seek reelection to the Senate. I had made the decision 12 years earlier, Christmas Day of 1982, just after I had been first elected to a full term, that I would do the best I could for a limited time.
jobs couple years
I got a job with a law firm in Portland after a couple of years with Senator Muskie. But by then, my interest in politics had been sparked, through meeting Senator Muskie, through seeing what he did.
mother years lebanon
My mother was an immigrant from Lebanon to the United States. She came when she was 18 years old in 1920.
pregnancy years judging
I was the United States Attorney for Maine for three years, and then was appointed a federal judge.
complete gather mission objective strive
We will strive to complete an investigation that is thorough, objective and fair. Our mission will be to gather facts, not conjecture.
fair might opportunity provide question whose
We will provide those whose reputations have been, or might be called into question by these allegations, a fair opportunity to be heard.
afford point pride whether
It's a point of pride for us now, whether or not we can afford it.
born enjoyed fairly focused life living practicing raised small specific town
I was born and raised in a small town in Maine, Waterville. I enjoyed living there - still do - and my goal in life was a fairly specific and focused one of practicing law in Maine.
access good health insurance means million result
The result was, of course, that today, tragically, more than 40 million Americans don't have health insurance, and for many, not having health insurance means they don't have access to good health care.
east exists northern pessimism stayed
You know, the pessimism which exists now in the Middle East existed in Northern Ireland, but we stayed at it.
although asked god politics regularly
Although he's regularly asked to do so, God does not take sides in American politics.
although good government seem seen states united
What is good about the United States is the sense that you can disagree with the government and not be seen as unpatriotic, although many in the government will try to make you seem unpatriotic.
academic good seems
Stanford. It's a pretty good university, and everyone seems to like their academic stores.