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U.S. Senator from Wyoming, 1959-1977, and ambassador to the Organization of American States, 1977-1981, was a three-term Democrat in the U.S. Senate, a political rarity in Wyoming. Born on Saint Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1915, in Lincoln, Nebraska, McGee attended public schools where he was prominent in debate. He desired to study law but the depression forced him to attend Nebraska Teaching College, where he graduated in 1936. The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... State nickname: Equality State Other U.S. States Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Governor Dave Freudenthal (D) Official languages English Area 253,554 km² (10th)  - Land 251,706 km²  - Water 1,851 km² (0. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... For other uses, see Ambassador (disambiguation). ... The Organization of American States (OAS; OEA in the other three official languages) is an international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., USA. Its members are the 35 independent nations of the Americas. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... State nickname: Equality State Other U.S. States Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Governor Dave Freudenthal (D) Official languages English Area 253,554 km² (10th)  - Land 251,706 km²  - Water 1,851 km² (0. ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Nickname: Star City Location in Nebraska Founded  -Incorporated 18671 1869  County Lancaster County Mayor Coleen Seng Area  - Total  - Water 195. ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...


McGee taught high school, 1936-1939, while working toward a master's degree in history at the University of Colorado. He continued as a college instructor at Nebraska Wesleyan University, Iowa State College, and University of Notre Dame. In 1946, McGee received his Ph.D. in history from the University of Chicago and accepted a position as a professor of American History at the University of Wyoming. McGee also served as chair of the University of Wyoming's Institute of International Affairs, which he founded. In addition, McGee took leave of the University of Wyoming to serve as a Carnegie Research Fellow in New York with the Council on Foreign Relations from 1952-1953. Japanese high school students in uniform High school, or Secondary school, is the last segment of compulsory education in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan (Republic of China) (only junior high school) and the United States. ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate or graduate course of one to three years in duration. ... The University of Colorado (CU) System consists of five campuses: University of Colorado at Boulder University of Colorado at Colorado Springs University of Colorado at Denver University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Fitzsimons campus of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, scheduled to open in 2007 in Aurora, Colorado... Nebraska Wesleyan University, founded in 1887 by the Nebraska Methodists, is comprised of 1500 students and 300 faculty and staff. ... Iowa State University (ISU) is a public land-grant university located in Ames, Iowa. ... Not to be confused with the University of Notre Dame Australia University of Notre Dame du Lac The University of Notre Dame is a Roman Catholic institution of higher learning located adjacent to South Bend, Indiana, USA. Notre Dames picturesque campus sits on 1,250 acres (5 km²) containing... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... The University of Chicago is a private co-educational university located in Chicago, Illinois. ... Disc golf players on the campus of the University of Wyoming The University of Wyoming, located in Laramie, Wyoming,USA, first opened in September, 1887. ... Disc golf players on the campus of the University of Wyoming The University of Wyoming, located in Laramie, Wyoming,USA, first opened in September, 1887. ... Disc golf players on the campus of the University of Wyoming The University of Wyoming, located in Laramie, Wyoming,USA, first opened in September, 1887. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is a think tank which describes itself as dedicated to increasing Americas understanding of the world and contributing ideas to U.S. foreign policy. ...


Active in Democratic politics, McGee was asked to run for Congress in 1950 but declined saying he wanted to get more in touch with Wyoming and its people. In 1955-1956 he took a leave of absence from the university to work as Legislative Assistant to Wyoming Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney. A congress is a gathering of people, especially a gathering for a political purpose. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... State nickname: Equality State Other U.S. States Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Governor Dave Freudenthal (D) Official languages English Area 253,554 km² (10th)  - Land 251,706 km²  - Water 1,851 km² (0. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... State nickname: Equality State Other U.S. States Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Governor Dave Freudenthal (D) Official languages English Area 253,554 km² (10th)  - Land 251,706 km²  - Water 1,851 km² (0. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...


In 1958, McGee left the university to make his bid for the U.S. Senate running on a program of youth and new ideas. He won a very tight race against incumbent Frank Barrett by making campaign stops in almost every town in Wyoming. After his victory he was appointed to the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee and to the prestigious Appropriations Committee, the first freshman senator to so be honored. The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... State nickname: Equality State Other U.S. States Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Governor Dave Freudenthal (D) Official languages English Area 253,554 km² (10th)  - Land 251,706 km²  - Water 1,851 km² (0. ... In the United States government, the Appropriations Committee can refer to either: the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...


In 1964, McGee was re-elected to the Senate. In his second term he was appointed to the Foreign Relations Committee and became chairman of the Post Office and Civil Service Committee. During this period, Gale McGee supported President Johnson's views on the conflict in Vietnam. He believed in the policy of containing communism, and his pro-military views were accented by his firm support for foreign aid. McGee often took a liberal position on domestic issues and an internationalist stand on foreign affairs. This article is about communism as a form of society and as a popular movement. ...


During McGee's Senate years he served on the Appropriations, Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Post Office and Civil Service, and the Foreign Relations Committees, plus numerous subcommittees. In 1970, he was elected to a third term in the Senate and continued to be a leading member of the committees on which he served. McGee was a voice of moderation in the affairs of Watergate and the impeachment proceedings of President Nixon. Against the wishes of his constituents McGee fought hard for gas rationing and the 55-mile per hour speed limit in the era of the first Arab oil embargoes. 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Watergate building. ... Depiction of the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson, then President of the United States, in 1868. ... Order: 37th President Vice President: Spiro Agnew (1969–1973), Gerald R. Ford (1973–1974) Term of office: January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974 Preceded by: Lyndon B. Johnson Succeeded by: Gerald R. Ford Date of birth: January 9, 1913 Place of birth: Yorba Linda, California Date of death: April 22...


Among the major laws he has authored include an amendment which prevented a Nationwide rail strike in 1963, the act which created the National Commission on Food Marketing, and the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970. As chair of the Post Office and Civil Service Committee, McGee’s efforts led to greater equity in pay and benefits for those federal workers. McGee also specialized in problems of appropriations and foreign relations while serving on subcommittees and lobbied for legislation to allow voter registration by mail. 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Voter registration is the requirement in some democracies for citizens to check in with some central registry before being allowed to vote in elections. ...


McGee was also the author of The Responsibilities of World Power, published in 1968. The work warned against isolationism and urged the United States to accept its power and position imposed upon it in the aftermath of World War II. McGee further argued that the U.S. had a responsibility to be a Pacific power, to act as a counter-weight to China, and to support free nations in their efforts to remain nonaligned or western allies but not to fall into the communist fold. The work was nominated for a Woodrow Wilson Foundation award. Isolationism is a diplomatic policy whereby a nation seeks to avoid alliances with other nations. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons—the atom bomb being the ultimate. ...


A long-time supporter of the United Nations, McGee was appointed by President Nixon to a four member Congressional delegation to represent the United States at the United Nation’s 27th General Assembly in 1972. The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945 and now made up of 191 states. ... Order: 37th President Vice President: Spiro Agnew (1969–1973), Gerald R. Ford (1973–1974) Term of office: January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974 Preceded by: Lyndon B. Johnson Succeeded by: Gerald R. Ford Date of birth: January 9, 1913 Place of birth: Yorba Linda, California Date of death: April 22...


In 1976 Malcolm Wallop defeated McGee in his attempt at a fourth term. He became involved in Latin American affairs while serving as chair of the Western Hemisphere Affairs subcommittee of the Foreign Relations Committee and in 1977 McGee was appointed by President Carter as U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States, a position he held until 1981. During that time, he headed the U.S. Delegation to four OAS assemblies and lobbied for the 1978 Panama Canal Treaty. Malcolm Wallop (1933-) is a Republican politician and former U.S. Senator from Wyoming. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Order: 39th President Term of Office: January 20, 1977–January 20, 1981 Preceded by: Gerald Ford Succeeded by: Ronald Reagan Date of birth: October 1, 1924 Place of birth: Plains, Georgia Date of death: Place of death: First Lady: Rosalynn Carter Political party: Democratic Vice President: Walter Mondale James Earl... The Organization of American States (OAS; OEA in the other three official languages) is an international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., USA. Its members are the 35 independent nations of the Americas. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... OAS can stand for: Organization of American States Organisation de larmée secrète This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Map of Panama, with Panama canal The Torrijos-Carter Treaties (sometimes referred to in the singular as the Torrijos-Carter Treaty), are a pair of treaties signed by the United States and Panama in Washington, D. C. on September 7, 1977, abrogating the Hay-Bunau Varilla Treaty signed in 1903. ...


In September 1981, Gale W. McGee Associates, a consulting firm specializing in international and public affairs activities was formed with its headquarters in Washington, D.C. The firm offered a broad range of political and economic services to both domestic and international companies with a special emphasis on developing new business opportunities with the nations of Latin America and in the Caribbean. McGee later served as president of the American League for Exports and Security Assistance, Inc. in 1986, a senior consultant at Hill and Knowlton, Inc. from 1987 to 1989, and was also president of the consulting firm of Moss, McGee, Bradley, Kelly & Foley, which was created with former U.S. Senator Frank Moss. September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the... Frank Edward Moss (September 23, 1911 - January 29, 2003) was a Democratic United States Senator from Utah. ...


Gale W. McGee married Loraine Baker in 1939 and together they had four children. Senator McGee died on April 9, 1992, in Washington, D.C. 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ...   This article is about the year 9. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the...


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McGee later served as president of the American League for Exports and Security Assistance, Inc. in 1986, a senior consultant at Hill and Knowlton, Inc. from 1987 to 1989, and was also president of the consulting firm of Moss, McGee, Bradley, Kelly and Foley, which was created with former U.S. Senator Frank Moss.
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