Governor of Massachusetts
Three – term Governor of Massachusetts
Dukakis declared his candidacy for Governor in October 1973. A year later he and running mate Thomas P. O’Neill III soundly defeated incumbents Francis W. Sargent and Donald Dwight. Dukakis was inaugurated as the 65th Governor of the Commonwealth on January 2, 1975. At the time, the state unemployment rate was nearly 12 percent (second […]
Interview with Michael Dukakis
DUKAKIS DISCUSSES HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH KENNEDY, AS WELL AS HIS WORK WITH KENNEDY ON VARIOUS...
Michael Dukakis: unlike any other candidate
By JOHN C. YOO, March 7, 1988 UNLIKE any other candidate, the voters know what to expect if...