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McGovern’s path to the 1972 Democratic nomination
The piece chronicles George McGovern’s rise from a little-known senator to the 1972 Democratic presidential nominee. It details his early efforts starting Jan 1971, key wins in New Hampshire Wisconsin and California, his war record and antiwar stance, and the formation of his campaign team led by Gary Hart.
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Miami Beach
Fla
George McGovern
Hampshire
Wisconsin
McGovern
South Dakota
Sen
Edmund
Muskie
Fotest
Evern
Robert F. Kennedy
Chicago
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate
Washington
Avon
George Stanley McGovern
Joseph McGovern
Frances McLean
Canada
Mitchell
Texas
Dakota Wesleyan University
Stegeberg Twins
Ila
Eleanor
Woonsocket
George
Dakota Wesleyan
Northwestern University
Progressive Party
Henry A. Wallace
McGover
Wallace
Ohio
Adlai £. Stevenson
Democratic Party
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Steve
Hubert Humphrey
Harl Anderson
Associated Press
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S.D
Humphrey
Joe Foss
House
Karl E. Mundt
John F. Kennedy
U.S
White House
Agriculture Department
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Joe Bottum
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Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
North Vietnam
Nixon
Edward M. Kennedy
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Kennedy
Cape Cod
Chappaquiddick
New Hampshir
California
Ion
New Hampshire
Muskie-Humphrey
Minnesota