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Richard Moe, 88, Dies; Led the National Trust for Historic Preservation

After serving as an aide to Vice President Walter Mondale, he spent 17 years at the forefront of the fight to save numerous endangered landmarks.

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Richard Moe, the president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, in his office in Washington in 1998. He was the longest-serving president in the 76-year history of the trust, the nation’s pre-eminent voice for historic preservation.
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