Four years prior to his ’72 run for the White House, he chaired the Commission on Party Structure and Delegate Selection. Senator McGovern is also known for transforming how the Democratic Party chooses its presidential nominee. Although he ultimately lost his election bid by a landslide, he shattered the consensus in Capitol Hill around the Vietnam War as the first senator to speak out against the war. As a decorated World War II pilot who flew B-24 bombers over Nazi Germany, McGovern did not fit the stereotype of antiwar leaders in the ’60s and ’70s. troops from Vietnam, reducing defense spending, and providing amnesty to those who evaded the draft.
Senator McGovern is best known for running against Richard Nixon in the 1972 presidential election on a platform of withdrawing U.S. We look at the life and legacy of the presidential candidate, the antiwar leader, Senator George McGovern.Ī family spokesperson says the 90-year-old McGovern is no longer responsive and, quote, “at the end stages of his life.” He has been in hospice care since Monday, suffering from a combination of age-related medical conditions that have worsened in recent months. ĪMY GOODMAN: We’re on the road in Sacramento, California, as we continue our 100-city Silenced Majority Election 2012 tour. We play excerpts of “One Bright Shining Moment” about McGovern’s 1972 grassroots campaign for the presidency, featuring interviews with the candidate himself supporters and activists like Gore Vidal, Gloria Steinem, Warren Beatty, Howard Zinn and music from Bob Dylan, Robbie Robertson, Donovan and Elvis Costello.
He is also known for transforming how the Democratic Party chooses its presidential nominee and for his efforts to end world hunger. As a decorated World War II pilot who flew B-24 bombers over Nazi Germany, McGovern did not fit the stereotype of antiwar leaders in the 1960s and 1970s.
Although he ultimately lost his election bid by a landslide, McGovern shattered the consensus in Capitol Hill around the Vietnam War as one of the first senators to speak out against the war. A family spokesperson has announced last week the 90-year-old McGovern was “at the end stages of his life.” McGovern was best known for running against Richard Nixon in 1972 on a platform of withdrawing U.S. McGovern’s death on October 21, we aired Steve Vittoria’s award-winning documentary, “One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern,” narrated by Amy Goodman.
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