"I don’t think the American people had a clear picture of either Nixon or me...I think they thought that Nixon was a strong, decisive, tough-minded guy, and that I was an idealist and antiwar guy who might not attach enough significance to the security of the country. The truth is, I was the guy with the war record, and my opposition to Vietnam was because I was interested in the nation’s well-being."
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George McGovern Dies at 90, a Liberal Trounced but Never Silenced, New York Times, David E. Rosenbaum (21 October 2012)
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George Stanley McGovern (July 19, 1922 – October 21, 2012) was an American historian, author, [[w:United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representat
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