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Sen. Edmund Muskie denounces conservative Manchester Union Leader publisher William Loeb Feb. 26, 1972. Muskie's emotional speech came as he campaigned for the New Hampshire primary and the Democratic presidential nomination. His campaign foundered after it was reported that he had cried in response to the newspaper's attack on his wife. Muskie maintained until his death that it had been melting snowflakes, not a tear, in his eye.

** FILE ** Sen. Edmund Muskie, D-Maine, denounces conservative Manchester Union Leader publisher William Loeb in front of the newspaper’s Manchester, N.H., building, Feb. 26, 1972. Muskie’s emotional speech came as he campaigned for the New Hampshire primary and the Democratic presidential nomination, which slid off the tracks after it was reported that he had cried in response to the newspaper’s attack on his wife. Muskie sustained until his death that it ihad been melted snowflakes, not a tear, in his eye. Associated Press

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