Talk With 1972 Presidential Nominee George McGovern Online Tonight

[davidswanson]

Tonight from 7 to 8 p.m. ET I'll be interviewing 1972 Democratic nominee for president George McGovern. Listen in and ask questions at http://thepeoplespeakradio.org

McGovern was born in South Dakota in 1922, was an Army pilot in WWII, holds a PhD in history, and served in the U.S. House from 1956-1960. He was then director of Kennedy's Food for Peace Program, prior to serving in the US Senate from 1962-1980. In 1970 he proposed an amendment to withdraw all US troops from Vietnam. In 1969 he chaired a commission that restructured the Democratic Party's primaries and caucuses. In 1972 he was nominated for president on a platform of withdrawing all troops, cutting military spending by 37%, and guaranteeing a minimum income to every American. Nixon's dirty tricks during the campaign included the Watergate break-in. McGovern's running mate became a scandal that hurt his chances. And Bob Novak, who's still destroying anything good he can today, wrote that McGovern stood for amnesty, abortion, and acid. From 1998 to 2001 McGovern was US Ambassador to the UN Food and Agricuture Agencies. In 2006 he opened the McGovern Center and he co-authored the latest of several books he has authored on peace and food: "Out of Iraq: A Practical Plan for Withdrawal Now," coauthored by William R. Polk. On January 6, 2008, McGovern's pro-impeachment op-ed was printed in the Washington Post.

[DiamondJay]

1. he voted for Tonkin Golf, DAMN WARMONGERER

while I know that he ran as the anti-war candidate in 1972, I think its unfair that many people on this board scourge Hillary while not noticing how McGovern was also politically bullied by his president to vote for Vietnam. Thats why Clinton, and many other Democrats did it. I am not exhonerating them, but merely explaining why they did it. They shoud have had the political foresight to see its follies, but with a bush administration in full-fear mode, it was not easy

[davidswanson]

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[davidswanson]

3. UPDATE: Changed to 7:00 - 7:30 p.m. ET.

UPDATE: Changed to 7:00 - 7:30 p.m. ET.