Ed Muskie was a big man. big enough to still the voices of hecklers by inviting them up on the platform with him. big enough early in his Senate career to stand up to majority leader Lyndon Johnson at the height of his power. and big enough to gain the respect of his fellow Senators. and of Johnson himself. He believe in what he called a politics of trust. not of fear. Ed Muskie was often described as "Lincolnesque." His middle name. Sixtus. was the name of five Popes during the 15th and 16th centuries. His last name had been shortened by immigration officials from what they considered the unpronounceable Polish name of his forefathers when his father arrived at Ellis Island. But whatever people called him. wherever his names came from. Ed Muskie was his own man.
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