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Senator Charles "Mac" Mathias was a lifelong Republican who won every election in a 26-year congressional career in heavily Democratic Maryland. A courageous risk-taker, Mathias led efforts to advance civil rights, voting rights, environmental initiatives to clean up the Chesapeake Bay, and establish the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. On foreign policy, he was an early critic of the Vietnam War and a consistent advocate for nuclear arms control, Middle East peace and sanctions against apartheid South Africa.
His story, captured here by senior staff members, members of Congress and others, is an inspiring example of what a courageous political leader can do when he follows his conscience and is acts on principle. His remarkable career is a stark reminder of the days when the Republican Party stood for the rule of law, respect for the Constitution and a bipartisan foreign policy.
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Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Foreword
Norman J. Ornstein
Preface
Frederic B. Hill and Monica Healy
Biographic Profile
Frederic B. Hill and Monica Healy
I. In the National Interest
Mathias and the Civil Rights Movement
Michael R. Klipper and John Hough, Jr.
Saving the
Monica Healy
Healing the Wounds of Vietnam
Monica Healy
An Impressive Legacy in Foreign Affairs
Casimir Yost
II. The Rule of
Mathias on Grim Outlook for Nixon
Frederic B. Hill
Standing Alone Against Fear
Steven J. Metalitz
His Conscience Was His Guide
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Ordered Liberty: Senator Mathias' View of the Constitution
Randolph Marshall Collins
III. Bipartisan Spirit
Reaching Across the Aisle on South Africa Sanctions
Frederic B. Hill
Two Senators, Two Parties, One Goal
Judith Davison Keenan
The Long Book of History
Richard L. Berke
IV. Character
"Meth-I-ess"
Sen. Alan K. Simpson (Ret.)
"30 miles west of Frederick"
Ann Terry Pincus
Just a Glass of Sherry Before Lunch
Stuart S. Janney, III
V. Successors
Team Maryland
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (Ret.)
From Staffer to Successor
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
Appendix 1: Eulogy at February 2, 2010, Memorial Service at the National Cathedral by Vice President Joseph Biden
Appendix 2: In His Own Words: Excerpts from Speeches and Testimony
Appendix 3: In Their Own Words: Remarks from Others
About the Contributors
Index
About the author
Frederic B. Hill was a foreign correspondent and editorial writer for The Baltimore Sun for twenty years and foreign affairs director for Senator Mathias in 1985 and 1986. He is the author of five books on Maine shipbuilding, the newspaper business and American politics. He lives in Arrowsic, Maine.Monica Healy worked for Senator Charles McCurdy Mathias of Maryland, and later as staff director of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee for Majority Leader George Mitchell (D-ME) and Senator Tom Daschle (S.D.). She also worked for Governor Schaefer of Maryland, served in the Clinton administration, and advocated for Teach for America and other non-profits on Capitol Hill.
