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George McGovern’s rise from shy Mitchell youth to national figure
A profile by Harry F. Rosenthal traces George McGovern’s early life in Mitchell and Dakota Wesleyan, his debate prowess, WWII service earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal, and his shift from Methodist roots toward liberal politics, leading to his 1960s antiwar Senate career and 1972 presidential bid.
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Harry F. Rosenthal
Washington
George McGovern
Robert Sam Anson
McGovern
George
S. Robert Pearson
George Janke
Mitchell
Glee Club
Mitchell High
Eddie Mizel
Anson
United States Senate
Woonsocket
Mizel
Stegeberg Twins
Ila and
Eleanor
Ira
Slegeberg
Dakota Wesleyan
Pilsen
Cetchoslovakia
Vis
Wesley
Wallace
Mitchell Daily Republic
Northwestern
American Legion Post
Korea
Red China