Who Was Gaylord Nelson?
Who Was Gaylord Nelson?There’s a good chance you may have heard of Gaylord Nelson, especially in connection with Earth Day, but do you know who he was?Answer: Gaylord Anton Nelson (June 4, 1916 – July 3, 2005) was an American Democratic politician from Wisconsin. He is best remembered as being one of the major founders of Earth Day and for calling for Congressional hearings on the safety of combined oral contraceptive pills. A result of the hearings was the requirement to include side effect disclosures for patients with the pill. This was the first safety disclosure for a pharmaceutical drug. Nelson was always passionate about the environment. He traveled on the Conservation Tour with President John F. Kennedy in 1963. The first Earth Day was held in 1970. In 1981, Nelson became counselor for The Wilderness Society. In 1995, he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his environmental work.
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