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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Reference | FCO 82/48 |
| Department/Office | Foreign Office |
| Title | Political position and prospects of Senator Muskie, favourite for the 1972 Democrat nomination for the Presidency of the USA (1971) |
| Description | Analysis of Muskie's credentials, character and policies. His views on anti-pollution legislation, foreign policy, Vietnam, free trade and Europe. Dangers of being a front-runner. Difficulty of beating an incumbent President who has launched his own wave of far-reaching proposals. British assessment that Nixon will be a hard man to beat. |
| Date | 1971 |
| Collection | The Nixon Years, 1969-1974 |
| Region | North America |
| Countries | United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam |
| Places | Africa; Cambodia; China; Europe; Germany; Israel; Latin America; Middle East; Poland; Soviet Union; United Kingdom; United States of America; Vietnam |
| People | Douglas-Home, Sir Alec; Humphrey, Hubert; Jackson, Henry; Kennedy, Edward Moore; Kosygin, Alexey; Muskie, Edmund; Shriver, Sargent |
| Topics | Arab; Arms; British Embassy; Civil rights; Congress; Democratic Party; Economy; Elections; Environment; foreign policy; Free trade; Oil; Ostpolitik; Pollution; Protectionist; Race; Strategic Arms Limitation Treaties; Tariffs; Trade; Trade unions; troops; United States Navy; Vice President; Welfare; White House; withdrawal |
| Copyright | Crown Copyright documents © are reproduced by permission of The National Archives London, UK |
