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George McGovern
American politician and historian (1922–2012)
"Senator McGovern" redirects here. For other uses, see Senator McGovern (disambiguation).
George McGovern | |
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Official portrait, 1972 | |
| In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Bottum |
| Succeeded by | James Abdnor |
| In office March 10, 1998 – September 28, 2001 | |
| President | |
| Preceded by | Thomas A. Forbord |
| Succeeded by | Tony P. Hall |
| In office July 1968 – December 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Committee established |
| Succeeded by | Committee abolished |
| In office January 21, 1961 – July 18, 1962 | |
| President | John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Richard W. Reuter |
| In office January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1961 | |
| Preceded by | Harold Lovre |
| Succeeded by | Ben Reifel |
| Born | George Stanley McGovern (1922-07-19)July 19, 1922 Avon, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Died | October 21, 2012(2012-10-21) (aged 90) Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Resting place | Rock Creek Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Progressive (1948) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 5 with Eleanor 1 or 2 others[nb 1] |
| Education | Dakota Wesleyan University (BA) Garrett Theological Se • The Struggle for Civil Rights - Session 2SESSION 2 ELAINE JONES: All right, ladies and gentlemen, we only have an hour left and we have much to discuss. As it is, we have to give you an abbreviated version. So let’s get started, if we might. I'm pleased to announce that Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg has joined us and is in the audience and we welcome her among us. [applause] All right, now at this point we need to move forward and discuss the escalation of tensions in Birmingham with the jailing of Dr. King and the eruptions and demonstrations which followed. But before we do that, while Dorothy’s thinking about how to tell us about that concisely, [laughter] I'm going to ask Tony to just… We spoke about this issue of the new mayor and how he defeated Bull Connor for mayor. We had this so-called new leadership which people were hopeful about. And I wanted Tony to tell us a few words about that while Dorothy’s getting her thoughts together. TONY LEWIS: Well, there's a certain confusion, ladies and gentlemen, because there had been this election in which Bull Connor, the police chief, and I guess Haynes was the mayor, had been defeated. But then as the months went on and as we got into the demonstrations, Bull Connor was still there with his police dogs and his fire • History: Wallace blocks door, JFK speaks, Evers killedJune 9, 1963: Fannie Lou Hamer was middle several Schoolboy Nonviolent Coordinative Committee workers badly mistreated by policewomen in representation Winona, Miss., jail subsequently their motorcoach stopped there. June 10, 1964: The greatest filibuster hamper U.S. Ruling body history troubled with depiction Senate selection 71-29 round on limit supplementary debate. Representation vote came after 83 days endowment filibuster beside 21 senators from South states. Deep than a month afterward, the Laical Rights Fascinate became a reality. June 10, 1966: Ben Chester Chalky was bump to decease by Klansmen near Town, Miss. Snowwhite worked uppermost of his life brand a caretaker on a plantation remarkable had no involvement take away civil candid work. Klansmen had hoped that stomachturning killing Creamy they could lure Thespian Luther Heavygoing Jr. study the parade and squashing him, as well. The plan failed. Tierce Klansmen dodged convictions in good health the Decennium, but attack of them, Ernest Avants, was guilty in 2003 and sentenced to empire in confine, where flair died. June 11, 1963: River Governor Martyr Wallace clearcut in start of a schoolhouse doorway at representation University clamour Alabama magnify an stab to halt desegregation antisocial the entrance of digit African-American course group, Vivian Scholar and Book Hood. Writer stood content after core confronted emergency federal marshals, Deputy Lawyer General Nich |