Nader, Ralph, 1934-

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Ralph Nader (b. Feb. 27, 1934, Winsted, CT) graduated from Princeton University (1955) and received an LL.B. from Harvard Law School (1958). After law school he served in the U.S. Army as a cook. Starting in 1959, Nader began practicing as a lawyer in Hartford, CT, while lecturing at the University of Hartford. He was also a writer for the Christian Science Monitor and The Nation. In 1964, he relocated to Washington, DC to serve as a consultant to Assistant Secretary of Labor Daniel Patrick Moynihan.

In 1965 Nader published Unsafe at Any Speed and rose to popularity. He recruited law students dubbed "Nader's Raiders" in 1968 to evaluate the efficacy and operation of the Federal Trade Commission. He founded the watchdog group Public Citizen in 1971. In 1974 he founded the The Critical Mass Energy Project.

Nader ran for President in 1974 with the New Party and 1996 and 2000 for the Green Party.

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referencedIn Ludel, Susan. Susan Ludel papers, 1970-1979. Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library
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creatorOf Hahn, Kenneth. Collection of Kenneth Hahn, circa 1945-1993. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
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referencedIn Michael Pertschuk Papers, 1949-2002, (bulk 1977-2001) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
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creatorOf Records of Temporary Committees, Commissions, and Boards. 1893 - 2008. Moving Images Relating to Libraries and Information Services National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Audiotapes, 1959-1990 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
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