Dr. George Stanley McGovern (born July 19, 1922 in Avon, South Dakota) was a United States United States House of Representatives, United States Senate, and United States Democratic Party President of the United States candidate, losing the U.S. presidential election, 1972 to incumbent Richard Nixon. McGovern was most noted for his opposition to the Vietnam War. He is currently serving as the United Nations global ambassador on hunger. ==Biography== Born and raised in South Dakota, McGovern served as a B-24_Liberator pilot in World War II, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (USA); his wartime exploits were later at the center of Stephen Ambrose's book ''The Wild Blue''. On return from the war, he earned a Doctor of Philosophy in history from Northwestern University and became a professor at his alma mater, Dakota Wesleyan University. Although he was raised by two Republican Party (United States) parents, he chose not to join any particular party until the U.S. presidential election, 1948, when he registered as an Independent and joined the newly-formed Progressive Party (United States). During the campaign, he attended the party's first national convention as a delegate and volunteered for the eventually unsuccessful campaign of its President of the United States nominee, former Vice President Henry A. Wallace. Four years later, in 1952, he heard a radio broadcast of Governor Adlai Stevenson's speech accepting the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party (United States). He immediately went into town and registered as a Democrat, then volunteered for Stevenson's campaign the following day. Although Stevenson lost that election, McGovern remained active in Democratic politics. In 1956, he ran for and won a seat in the United States House of Representatives. After two terms in the House, he unsuccessfully ran for the United States Senate in U.S. Senate election, 1960, losing to United States Republican Party incumbent Karl Mundt 52-48%. The election loss made him available for appointment as the first director of President John F. Kennedy Food for Peace program. In U.S. Senate election, 1962, he stood for election to South Dakota's other Senate seat and won, serving his first of three Senate terms. Although he voted in favor of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, McGovern later became a vocal critic of defense spending and an opponent of U.S. military involvement in Vietnam, often criticizing the policies of fellow Democrat President Lyndon Johnson. At the 1968 Democratic National Convention, McGovern stood as the flagbearer for some of the supporters of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy, losing the Presidential nomination to Hubert H. Humphrey, and coming in behind Minnesota Senator Eugene J. McCarthy as well. However, he and his supporters were able to win procedural concessions that eventually facilitated his successful nomination at the 1972 Convention. In the U.S. presidential election, 1972, McGovern ran on a political platform of ending the Vietnam War, instituting a guaranteed minimum income for all Americans, and ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment. His campaign manager was Gary Hart. Between difficulties with his running-mate, Thomas Eagleton (whom he eventually dropped and replaced with Sargent Shriver), and the United States Republican Party successful campaign to paint him as unacceptably Radicalism, he suffered a 60% - 38% defeat to Richard Nixon — at the time the second biggest landslide in American history, losing in the U.S. Electoral College 520 to 17. McGovern failed to win his home state. After this loss, McGovern returned to South Dakota, where he was re-elected to the Senate in 1974. In 1980, he was defeated for re-election by United States House of Representatives James Abdnor amidst that year's Republican sweep, which became known as the "Ronald Reagan Revolution." In 1984, he sought his party's U.S. presidential election, 1984 once again. Although he finished in third place in the Iowa caucus amidst a crowded field, his campaign eventually floundered and he withdrew soon after the New Hampshire primary. His importance in U.S. politics diminished over time, but his legacy endures as a symbol of the political left during the turbulent 1960s. From 1998 to 2001, he served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Agencies, based in Rome, Italy. (He was succeeded in this post by long-time Democratic Rep. Tony Hall.) In 2001, he was appointed United Nations Global Ambassador on World Hunger. Personal tragedy struck McGovern in 1994, when his daughter Teresa died of exposure while intoxicated. McGovern revealed his daughter had battled her addiction for years. He founded a non-profit organization in her name to help others suffering from alcoholism. He endorsed Democrat Wesley Clark unsuccessful candidacy for the U.S. Democratic Party presidential nomination, 2004 on January 18, 2004 (24 days before Clark's withdrawal from the race). McGovern still lectures and owns a used book store in his summer home of Stevensville, Montana in Montana Bitterroot Valley. On June 2, 2005, McGovern stated "the US media needs a modern-day "Deep Throat" within the administration of President George W. Bush to reveal how America was 'misled' on Iraq." ==External link== *[http://www.dwu.edu/ Dakota Wesleyan University] ==Further reading== *Hart, Gary, ''Right from the Start: A Chronicle of the McGovern Campaign'', Quadrangle, 1973. *Marano, Richard Michael, ''Vote Your Conscience: The Last Campaign of George McGovern'', Praeger Publishers, 2003. *McGovern, George S., ''The Essential America: Our Founders and the Liberal Tradition'', Simon & Schuster, 2004. *McGovern, George S., ''Grassroots: The Autobiography of George McGovern'', Random House, 1977. *McGovern, George S., ''Terry: My Daughter's Life-And-Death Struggle With Alcoholism'', Plume Books, 1997. *McGovern, George S., ''The Third Freedom: Ending Hunger in Our Time'', Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2002. *McGovern, George S., ''A Time of War! A Time of Peace'', Vintage Books, 1968. *Thompson, Hunter S., ''Fear and Loathing: On The Campaign Trail '72'', Warner Books, 1973. 1922 births U.S. Democratic Party presidential nominees United States Senators South Dakota politicians Nixon \\"enemies\\" Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
== Did McGovern jinxed Mondale? == In 1972 McGovern was electorally slaughtered by Republican incumbent Richard M Nixon, carrying only one state. In 1984 McGovern decided to seek the Democratic presidential nomination again but dropped out after failing to win the Massachussetts primary the very state that voted for him in 1972. The eventual 1984 nominee former Vice President Walter F. Mondale ended up also to be electorally slaughtered by the Republican incumbent Ronald Reagan also carrying one state. So did McGovern jinxed Mondale just by being in the race for the Democratic nomination? :Ronald Reagan was a fairly popular president at the time of the reelection anyway. I don't really think McGovern had much to do with it. User:68.106.47.42 23:00, 2 May 2005 (UTC) EDIT: Didn't realize I wasn't logged in. User:Kairos 23:01, 2 May 2005 (UTC) Well it was a remarkable coincidence. Well the point I was trying to make out was not whether Mondale would have been defeated if McGovern wasn't on the scene but to the magnitude of the defeat. Would Mondale had at least gotten a respectable result if McGovern had not been in the race at all.
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Dr. George Stanley McGovern (born July 19, 1922 in Avon, South Dakota) was a United States United States House of Representatives, United States Senate, and United States Democratic Party President of the United States candidate, losing the U.S. presidential election, 1972 to incumbent Richard Nixon. McGovern was most noted for his opposition to the Vietnam War. He is currently serving as the United Nations global ambassador on hunger. ==Biography== Born and raised in South Dakota, McGovern served as a B-24_Liberator pilot in World War II, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (USA); his wartime exploits were later at the center of Stephen Ambrose's book ''The Wild Blue''. On return from the war, he earned a Doctor of Philosophy in history from Northwestern University and became a professor at his alma mater, Dakota Wesleyan University. Although he was raised by two Republican Party (United States) parents, he chose not to join any particular party until the U.S. presidential election, 1948, when he registered as an Independent and joined the newly-formed Progressive Party (United States). During the campaign, he attended the party's first national convention as a delegate and volunteered for the eventually unsuccessful campaign of its President of the United States nominee, former Vice President Henry A. Wallace. Four years later, in 1952, he heard a radio broadcast of Governor Adlai Stevenson's speech accepting the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party (United States). He immediately went into town and registered as a Democrat, then volunteered for Stevenson's campaign the following day. Although Stevenson lost that election, McGovern remained active in Democratic politics. In 1956, he ran for and won a seat in the United States House of Representatives. After two terms in the House, he unsuccessfully ran for the United States Senate in U.S. Senate election, 1960, losing to United States Republican Party incumbent Karl Mundt 52-48%. The election loss made him available for appointment as the first director of President John F. Kennedy Food for Peace program. In U.S. Senate election, 1962, he stood for election to South Dakota's other Senate seat and won, serving his first of three Senate terms. Although he voted in favor of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, McGovern later became a vocal critic of defense spending and an opponent of U.S. military involvement in Vietnam, often criticizing the policies of fellow Democrat President Lyndon Johnson. At the 1968 Democratic National Convention, McGovern stood as the flagbearer for some of the supporters of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy, losing the Presidential nomination to Hubert H. Humphrey, and coming in behind Minnesota Senator Eugene J. McCarthy as well. However, he and his supporters were able to win procedural concessions that eventually facilitated his successful nomination at the 1972 Convention. In the U.S. presidential election, 1972, McGovern ran on a political platform of ending the Vietnam War, instituting a guaranteed minimum income for all Americans, and ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment. His campaign manager was Gary Hart. Between difficulties with his running-mate, Thomas Eagleton (whom he eventually dropped and replaced with Sargent Shriver), and the United States Republican Party successful campaign to paint him as unacceptably Radicalism, he suffered a 60% - 38% defeat to Richard Nixon — at the time the second biggest landslide in American history, losing in the U.S. Electoral College 520 to 17. McGovern failed to win his home state. After this loss, McGovern returned to South Dakota, where he was re-elected to the Senate in 1974. In 1980, he was defeated for re-election by United States House of Representatives James Abdnor amidst that year's Republican sweep, which became known as the "Ronald Reagan Revolution." In 1984, he sought his party's U.S. presidential election, 1984 once again. Although he finished in third place in the Iowa caucus amidst a crowded field, his campaign eventually floundered and he withdrew soon after the New Hampshire primary. His importance in U.S. politics diminished over time, but his legacy endures as a symbol of the political left during the turbulent 1960s. From 1998 to 2001, he served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Agencies, based in Rome, Italy. (He was succeeded in this post by long-time Democratic Rep. Tony Hall.) In 2001, he was appointed United Nations Global Ambassador on World Hunger. Personal tragedy struck McGovern in 1994, when his daughter Teresa died of exposure while intoxicated. McGovern revealed his daughter had battled her addiction for years. He founded a non-profit organization in her name to help others suffering from alcoholism. He endorsed Democrat Wesley Clark unsuccessful candidacy for the U.S. Democratic Party presidential nomination, 2004 on January 18, 2004 (24 days before Clark's withdrawal from the race). McGovern still lectures and owns a used book store in his summer home of Stevensville, Montana in Montana Bitterroot Valley. On June 2, 2005, McGovern stated "the US media needs a modern-day "Deep Throat" within the administration of President George W. Bush to reveal how America was 'misled' on Iraq." ==External link== *[http://www.dwu.edu/ Dakota Wesleyan University] ==Further reading== *Hart, Gary, ''Right from the Start: A Chronicle of the McGovern Campaign'', Quadrangle, 1973. *Marano, Richard Michael, ''Vote Your Conscience: The Last Campaign of George McGovern'', Praeger Publishers, 2003. *McGovern, George S., ''The Essential America: Our Founders and the Liberal Tradition'', Simon & Schuster, 2004. *McGovern, George S., ''Grassroots: The Autobiography of George McGovern'', Random House, 1977. *McGovern, George S., ''Terry: My Daughter's Life-And-Death Struggle With Alcoholism'', Plume Books, 1997. *McGovern, George S., ''The Third Freedom: Ending Hunger in Our Time'', Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2002. *McGovern, George S., ''A Time of War! A Time of Peace'', Vintage Books, 1968. *Thompson, Hunter S., ''Fear and Loathing: On The Campaign Trail '72'', Warner Books, 1973. 1922 births U.S. Democratic Party presidential nominees United States Senators South Dakota politicians Nixon \\"enemies\\" Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
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== Did McGovern jinxed Mondale? == In 1972 McGovern was electorally slaughtered by Republican incumbent Richard M Nixon, carrying only one state. In 1984 McGovern decided to seek the Democratic presidential nomination again but dropped out after failing to win the Massachussetts primary the very state that voted for him in 1972. The eventual 1984 nominee former Vice President Walter F. Mondale ended up also to be electorally slaughtered by the Republican incumbent Ronald Reagan also carrying one state. So did McGovern jinxed Mondale just by being in the race for the Democratic nomination? :Ronald Reagan was a fairly popular president at the time of the reelection anyway. I don't really think McGovern had much to do with it. User:68.106.47.42 23:00, 2 May 2005 (UTC) EDIT: Didn't realize I wasn't logged in. User:Kairos 23:01, 2 May 2005 (UTC) Well it was a remarkable coincidence. Well the point I was trying to make out was not whether Mondale would have been defeated if McGovern wasn't on the scene but to the magnitude of the defeat. Would Mondale had at least gotten a respectable result if McGovern had not been in the race at all.
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