Who is George Mcgovern
George Stanley McGovern (July 19, 1922 – October 21, 2012) was an American historian and South Dakota politician who was a U.S. representative and three-term U.S. senator, and the Democratic Party presidential nominee in the 1972 presidential election.McGovern grew up in Mitchell, South Dakota, where he became a renowned debater. He volunteered for the U.S. Army Air Forces upon the country's entry into World War II. As a B-24 Liberator pilot, he flew 35 missions over German-occupied Europe from a base in Italy. Among the medals he received was a Distinguished Flying Cross for making a hazardous emergency landing of his damaged plane and saving his crew. After the war he earned degrees from Dakota Wesleyan University and Northwestern University, culminating in a PhD, and serve...
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- My dad was a Methodist minister.
- Politics is an act of faith you have to show some kind of confidence in the intellectual and moral capacity of the public.
- I've come to realize that protecting freedom of choice in our everyday lives is essential to maintaining a healthy civil society.
- Democrats believe that the federal government is not our enemy, it's our partner.
- I think the country's getting disgusted with Washington partly because of the decline of civility in government.
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Sarcoidosisofli: mink entered the presidential race in 1971 on an anti-vietnam war platform, but she lost the nomination to george mcgovern. mink would serve in congress between 1965 and 1977, then from 1990 to her death in 2002.Tabithakwa76651: i was the guy who was constantly speaking out against the vietnam war. i have no regrets about that.,george mcgovern,regrets, no regrets ,
Pauljimerson: “i'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in.” ― george mcgovern
Mikeghebre321: i am fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in. george mcgovern, american politician
Hwfm_: he lost to george mcgovern at the convention
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