nytimes June 27, 2021 2:00pm Mike Gravel, Unconventional Two-Term Alaska Senator, Dies at 91 #gravelmike #deathsobituaries #presidentialelectionof2008 #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #electionssenate #pipelines #vietnamwar #pentagonpapers #democraticparty #senate #news Mike Gravel, Unconventional Two-Term Alaska Senator, Dies at 91 He made headlines by fighting for an oil pipeline and reading the Pentagon Papers aloud. After 25 years of obscurity, he re-emerged with a quixotic presidential campaign.