Hildreth, Richard and Marie oral history interview

Richard Hildreth was born on March 10, 1928 in Washington, D.C. His father was a Democratic National Committee member from the District of Columbia and chairman of the Truman inauguration in 1949. Richard was active in the Young Democrats. He attended George Washington University Law School and practiced law in Washington D.C. Marie Hildreth was born on July 17, 1930 in Providence, Rhode Island. She attended George Washington University where she met and married Richard Hildreth. She met Jane Muskie at the hairdresser’s and they developed a lifelong friendship