George McGovern

George Stanley McGovern, (born July 19, 1922)

is a former United States Representative, Senator, and Democratic presidential nominee.

McGovern lost the 1972 presidential election in a landslide to incumbent Richard Nixon.

It is not that people liked Richard Nixon so much

but they could not tolerated George McGovern.

As a decorated World War II combat veteran,

McGovern was noted for his opposition to the Vietnam War.

He was appointed United Nations Ambassador on World Hunger in 2001.

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) 10/18/12 — The family of George McGovern says the 90-year-old is "no longer responsive" in hospice care.

McGovern was the Democratic presidential candidate who lost to President Richard Nixon in 1972 in a historic landslide.

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