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Eagleton campaign shadowed by rumors and hospitalizations
In Missouri, Senator Thomas Eagleton faced persistent questions about a drinking problem linked to past hospitalizations for nervous exhaustion. Interviews and records found no corroborating evidence, while supporters insist his intensity is a trait, not a fault, and deny any drinking issue affecting his work.
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Jefferson City
Tom Eagleton
Missouri
Eagleton
Thomas F. Eagleton
George McGovern
Jack Anderson
John H. Denman
Republic
Wright
Kirkpatrick
Robert D. Kingsland
Kingsland
Anderson
U.S. Senate
Edward V. Long
True Davis