George McGovern
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George McGovern 🇺🇸

George Stanley McGovern
U.S. Senator, 1972 Presidential Nominee, Decorated Bomber Pilot, Global Hunger Fighter
Born Jul 19, 1922 🇺🇸 Avon, United States
Passed Away Oct 21, 2012 Sioux Falls, United States
Lifespan 90 years old
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"The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of that which is wrong, but the determination to make our country right."

Archival Overview

U.S. Senator from South Dakota, decorated B-24 bomber pilot, and 1972 Democratic presidential nominee who campaigned courageously against the Vietnam War and dedicated his life to eradicating global hunger.

Biographical Record

George Stanley McGovern flew thirty-five hazardous combat missions over Nazi-occupied Europe as a B-24 Liberator bomber pilot in World War II, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross for landing a crippled aircraft without casualties. He earned a doctorate in history from Northwestern University before entering politics.

Elected to the U.S. Senate in 1962, McGovern was an outspoken critic of the Vietnam War and won the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination on an anti-war platform. Appointed the first director of Food for Peace by JFK, he partnered with Republican Senator Bob Dole to create the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, feeding tens of millions of school children globally.

Key Life Milestones

1972

Democratic Presidential Nomination

Won the nomination on a principled platform urging an immediate end to the Vietnam War and expanded social justice.

2000

Presidential Medal of Freedom

Presented with America's highest civilian honor by President Bill Clinton for his lifelong campaign against world hunger.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Rock Creek Cemetery
Washington, D.C., United States
GPS: 38.9480, -77.0120
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