“Mr. Magoo,” Sen. George McGovern
“Mr. Magoo,” Sen. George McGovern
Actor Warren Beatty, one of the many stars who campaigned for Sen. George McGovern in 1972, stands outside the South Dakota senator's headquarters in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Associated Press)
Actor Warren Beatty, one of the many stars who campaigned for Sen. George McGovern in 1972, stands outside the South Dakota senator's headquarters in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Associated Press)
Electing Sen. George McGovern as president in 1972 seemed possible to those whose hopes were dashed by the assassination four years earlier of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy during his presidential run. Mr. McGovern, who died Sunday at 90, lost the election to Richard Nixon. (Associated Press)
In this Jan. 20, 2012 photo, George McGovern speaks during First Coast Technical CollegeÃs winter commencement ceremony on in St. Augustine, Fla. A family spokesman says, McGovern, the Democrat who lost to President Richard Nixon in 1972 in a historic landslide, has died at the age of 90. According to a spokesman, McGovern died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 at a hospice in Sioux Falls, surrounded by family and friends. (AP Photo/The St. Augustine Record, Daron Dean)
Former Senator George McGovern takes questions after speaking to students at St. Augustine High School in Fla. on February 10, 2010. Former Sen. George McGovern, who lost 1972 presidential bid to Nixon, has died at 90, on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012.(AP Photo/The St. Augustine Record, Daron Dean)
In this Jan. 20, 2012 photo, George McGovern speaks during First Coast Technical CollegeÃs winter commencement ceremony on in St. Augustine, Fla. A family spokesman says, McGovern, the Democrat who lost to President Richard Nixon in 1972 in a historic landslide, has died at the age of 90. According to a spokesman, McGovern died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 at a hospice in Sioux Falls, surrounded by family and friends. (AP Photo/The St. Augustine Record, Daron Dean)
In this March 25, 1974 file photo, Sen. George McGovern of South Dakota listens to constituents as he arrives at Pierre, S.D. airport. A family spokesman says, McGovern, the Democrat who lost to President Richard Nixon in 1972 in a historic landslide, has died at the age of 90. According to the spokesman, McGovern died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 at a hospice in Sioux Falls, surrounded by family and friends.(AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
