My father was the orphaned son of immigrants to the United States from Ireland. My father never knew his parents. His mother died - we're not sure - either at or shortly after his birth, and he and all of his siblings were placed in orphanages in the Boston area.
George J. MitchellIn the spring of 1994 I decided not to seek reelection to the Senate. I had made the decision 12 years earlier, Christmas Day of 1982, just after I had been first elected to a full term, that I would do the best I could for a limited time.
George J. MitchellMy mother was an immigrant from Lebanon to the United States. She came when she was 18 years old in 1920.
George J. MitchellI had a great interest in sports. I had three older brothers who were great athletes. I was not.
George J. Mitchell