Bates College SCARAB Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library 3-13-2000 Bustin, David W. oral history interview Andrea L'Hommedieu Follow this and additional works at: http://scarab.bates.edu/muskie_oh Recommended Citation L'Hommedieu, Andrea, "Bustin, David W. oral history interview" (2000). Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection. 58. http://scarab.bates.edu/muskie_oh/58 This Oral History is brought to you for free and open access by the Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library at SCARAB. It has been accepted for inclusion in Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection by an authorized administrator of SCARAB. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Interview with David W. Bustin by Andrea L’Hommedieu Summary Sheet and Transcript Interviewee Bustin, David W. Interviewer L’Hommedieu, Andrea Date March 13, 2000 Place Augusta, Maine ID Number MOH 176 Use Restrictions © Bates College. This transcript is provided for individual Research Purposes Only ; for all other uses, including publication, reproduction and quotation beyond fair use, permission must be obtained in writing from: The Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College, 70 Campus Avenue, Lewiston, Maine 04240-6018. Biographical Note David W. Bustin was born in Portland, Maine in 1938 and grew up in Standish, Maine with his mother and grandmother. He attended Colby College, graduating in 1961 and completed his master’s degree at the University of Maine, Orono. He became a teacher in Portland and active in the teacher’s union. He ran for the state legislature in 1968, was unsuccessful, and ran successfully in 1970, serving until 1978.