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Article: McGovern, George 1922-
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- American Decades
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MCGOVERN, GEORGE 1922-
Democratic candidate for president, 1972
Small-Town Background
The 1972 Democratic nominee for president, George McGovern, distinguished himself through his calls for a new morality in politics and through his sincerity and integrity. These qualities derived from his South Dakota youth. Son of a coal miner turned Methodist preacher, McGovern had grown up with a strong family life in the small town of Mitchell, an agricultural community. Educated at Dakota Wesleyan, McGovern served in World War II as a B-24 pilot, winning the Distinguished Service Flying Cross. After the war he earned a doctorate in American history at Northwestern and returned to South Dakota ...
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