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George Stanley McGovern (July 19, 1922 – October 21, 2012) was an American politician and historian who was a U.S. representative and three-term U.S. senator from South Dakota, and the Democratic Party presidential nominee in the 1972 presidential election.
Political Affiliation: Democratic Party. Role In: Democratic National Convention of 1968. George McGovern (born July 19, 1922, Avon, South Dakota, U.S.—died October 21, 2012, Sioux Falls, South Dakota) was an American politician who was an unsuccessful reformist Democratic candidate for the U.S. presidency in 1972.
Oct 21, 2012 · 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...
Oct 21, 2012 · Former US Senator George McGovern, who stood as the Democratic presidential candidate against Richard Nixon in 1972, has died, aged 90.
Oct 21, 2012 · US liberal icon George McGovern, who has died at the age of 90 in a South Dakota hospice, was the Democratic nominee who ran unsuccessfully against President Richard Nixon in 1972.
Feb 15, 2022 · In 1972, Democratic Sen. George McGovern made a run for the presidency. Despite having little experience on Capitol Hill, McGovern secured the Democratic nomination.
Oct 21, 2012 · George Stanley McGovern was bomber pilot who flew 35 combat missions in World War II, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross. He became a history and political science professor after the war...
Oct 21, 2012 · Former Sen. George McGovern, 90, died on Sunday morning. McGovern was the Democratic nominee for president in 1972. He ran against incumbent Richard Nixon and won only 17 electoral votes to...
Oct 21, 2012 · Former Sen. George McGovern died Sunday morning. He was best known as the Democratic Party's ill-fated nominee against President Nixon in 1972, a textbook case of how not to run for the White...
Oct 21, 2012 · Photo by Anthony Korody/Getty Images A war hero, U.S. Senator, presidential candidate and champion of liberal causes, George McGovern died in hospice care near his home in South Dakota Sunday.
