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Article: Brown, Edmund G. ("Jerry"), Jr., 1938-
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BROWN, EDMUND G. ("JERRY"), JR., 1938-
governor of california, 1974-1982
Governor Moonbeam
A charismatic and controversial figure during the 1970s, Jerry Brown fused old-fashioned liberalism to an assimilated counterculture and offered some of the more unconventional departures in American politics during the 1970s. First elected California governor in 1974, Brown rode a wave of voter disgust with "politics as usual" into office; from there he used his position to advocate unusual politics. He urged Americans to "lower their expectations" and live sparingly; as governor he eliminated elaborate ceremonies and sought to simplify official language. He expressed the traditional liberal ...