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George Stanley McGovern was an American politician, diplomat, and historian from South Dakota who served in both chambers of the United States Congress, first as a member of the United States House of
Official portrait, 1972
The Corn Palace, a longtime sight of McGovern's hometown of Mitchell, South Dakota
Effects of a 1936 Dust Bowl storm in nearby Gregory County, South Dakota
Liberal Army Airfield in Kansas during World War II, where McGovern learned to fly the B-24
The 1972 Democratic National Convention was the presidential nominating convention of the Democratic Party for the 1972 presidential election. It was held at Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Bea
The Miami Beach Convention Center (shown here in 2011) was the site of the 1972 Democratic National Convention
View of the convention in action.
Former Senator Eugene McCarthy from Minnesota (1959–1971)
Senator Ted Kennedy from Massachusetts (1962–2009)