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McGovern Campaign Ends Convention With Unity Push
At the convention the campaign unified after Kennedy rallied the delegates and McGovern promised a broad plan to end the war and bring every American home. Eagleton was nominated after a floor fight with Farenthold Gravel and Peabody, while O'Brien resigned as party chairman amid labor concerns. Kennedy urged defeating Nixon and praised McGovern for meeting the test of greatness.
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