George McGovern: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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As well, a celebration of McGovern's 85 years was held on [[Capitol Hill]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], attended by such notables as former Senator and Republican Presidential Nominee [[Bob Dole]] and former Senator [[Gary Hart]], campaign manager for McGovern's 1972 presidential campaign. In remarks prepared for the event, [[Bill Clinton]], who worked on the McGovern campaign in 1972, referred to the 300+ attendees at the celebration as "McGovern's heirs."[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/18/AR2007071801965_pf.html] In October of [[2007]] McGovern endorsed U.S. Senator [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] (D-NY) for the [[Democratic Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008|2008 Democratic Nomination]].

On [[January 6]], [[2008]], McGovern wrote an op-ed in the [[Washington Post]] expressing his support for [[Impeachment]] efforts against [[George W. Bush]] and [[Richard Cheney]]. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/04/AR2008010404308.html?referrer=emailarticle]

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