At age 75, Mike Gravel and his wife Whitney used public transportation in 2006 to announce his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in the 2008 election.
Sources
- Mike Gravel, former US senator for Alaska, dies at 91 (apnews.com)
- https://www.npr.org/2021/06/27/1010702706/mike-gravel-former-alaska-senator-and-anti-war-advocate-dies-at-age-91 (npr.org)
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mike-gravel-dies-former-senator-alaska-presidential-candidate/ (cbsnews.com)
- https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/mike-gravel-former-u-s-senator-alaska-dies-91-n1272463 (nbcnews.com)
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