Michael Dukakis
Michael Stanley Dukakis (Greek: Μιχαήλ Δούκάκῆς, born November 3, 1933) served as the 65th and 67th Governor of Massachusetts, from 1975 to 1979 and 1983 to 1991. He is the longest-serving Governor in Massachusetts and only the second Greek-American governor in United States history, after Spiro Agnew.
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| 65th and 67th Governor of Massachusetts | |
| In office January 6, 1983 – January 3, 1991 | |
| Lieutenant | John Kerry Evelyn Murphy |
| Preceded by | Edward King |
| Succeeded by | William Weld |
| In office January 2, 1975 – January 4, 1979 | |
| Lieutenant | Thomas O'Neill |
| Preceded by | Francis Sargent |
| Succeeded by | Edward King |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 13th Norfolk district | |
| In office January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Jon Rotenberg |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 10th Norfolk district | |
| In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Sumner Kaplan |
| Succeeded by | James Wheeler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 3, 1953 Brookline, Massachusetts, United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Katharine Dickson |
| Alma mater | Swarthmore College Harvard University |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1955–1957 |
In 1988, he was the Democratic nominee for President, but lost to Republican then–Vice President, George H. W. Bush.
After the 1988 Election
changeDukakis was mentioned as candidate for Massachusetts Senator for a possible interim successor to Ted Kennedy, after Kennedy's death[1][2] but Governor Deval Patrick chose Paul G. Kirk, the other candidate and a favorite of the Kennedy Family.[3]
In 2008, he talked about his defeat in an interview with Katie Couric, in which he said he "owe[d] the American people an apology" because "if I had beaten the old man, we never would have heard of the kid, and we wouldn't be in this mess."[4]
References
change- ↑ Lehigh, Scot (August 21, 2009). "Who should fill Kennedy's seat?". The Boston Globe.
- ↑ "Kennedy successor to be appointed". BBC News Online. September 22, 2009. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Paul Kirk to fill Kennedy's Senate seat". CNN. September 24, 2009. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Dukakis Defends Obama Campaign". CBS News. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
Other websites
change- Official Commonwealth of Massachusetts Governors Biography Archived 2013-01-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Michael Dukakis on IMDb
- Michael S. Dukakis Archived 2010-12-16 at the Wayback Machine at the Northeastern University Department of Political Science
- Michael Dukakis Archived 2010-10-28 at the Wayback Machine at UCLA
- The Michael S. Dukakis Presidential Campaign records, 1962–1989 (bulk 1987–1988) Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine are in the Northeastern University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Department, Boston, MA.
- The Joseph D. Warren papers, 1972–2003 (bulk 1980–1990) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine are in the Northeastern University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Department, Boston, MA.
- Dukakis discusses presidential debates Archived 2011-07-17 at Archive.today as reported in the Harvard Law Record
- Dukakis mentioned on MSNBC's Morning Joe: The Scoop on 'Boogie Man'