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Article: McCarthy, Eugene J. 1916-
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MCCARTHY, EUGENE J. 1916-
U.s senator, 1958-1971; democratic presiden-tial candidate, 1968
A Leader for the "Doves."
As the first antiwar candidate to declare his candidacy for the 1968 Democratic presidential nomination, the scholarly and reserved Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy of Minnesota became a surprisingly strong magnet for college-age opponents of the Vietnam War. He pulled students back into mainstream politics, where they enthusiastically campaigned door-to-door for their candidate, who on at least one occasion was late for a campaign appearance
because he was busy discussing literature with poet Robert Lowell.
Background
Born in Watkins, Minnesota, McCarthy, a devout Roman Catholic, ...