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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.
George McGovern, in full George Stanley McGovern, (born July 19, 1922, Avon, South Dakota, U.S.—died October 21, 2012, Sioux Falls, South Dakota), American politician who was an unsuccessful reformist Democratic candidate for the U.S. presidency in 1972.
The George McGovern 1972 presidential campaign began when United States Senator George McGovern from South Dakota launched his second candidacy for the Presidency of the United States in an ultimately unsuccessful bid to win the 1972 presidential election against incumbent president Richard Nixon, winning only in the District of Columbia and ...
Fast Facts: George McGovern. Full Name: George Stanley McGovern. Known For: 1972 Democratic nominee for president, longtime liberal icon represented South Dakota in the U.S. Senate from 1963 to 1980. Born: July 19, 1922 in Avon, South Dakota. Died: October 21, 2012 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
George McGovern In January 1971 McGovern announced his candidacy for the 1972 presidential election. Initially, most political observers assumed that the party’s nominee would be Sen. Edmund Muskie of Maine .
George McGovern, the United States senator who won the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination in 1972 as an opponent of the war in Vietnam and a champion of liberal causes, and who was then ...
A specter is haunting the Democratic Party—“McGovernism.” In 1972, President Richard Nixon shellacked his Democratic opponent, George McGovern, by a 23-point margin in the popular vote.
In 1972, Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern chose the young senator as his running mate. Just 18 days later, Eagleton was forced to drop out. The incident forever changed the way ...
McGovern returned to South Dakota, where he taught history and political science before entering politics in 1955. After a stint as a congressman and a senator, McGovern would become the ...
George Stanley McGovern. Birth. 19 Jul 1922. Avon, Bon Homme County, South Dakota, USA. Death. 21 Oct 2012 (aged 90) Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA. Burial. Rock Creek Cemetery.