In 1968, Many Americans thought they were voting to bring our sons home from vietnam in peace. And since then, 20,000 of our sons have come home and coffins. I have no secret plan for peace, i have a public plan. As one whose heart has eight for the past ten years over the agony of vietnam, i will halt the senseless bombing of indochina on inaugural day. It was 1972, 2 30 in the morning, and then president ial nominee George Mcgovern delivered his acceptance speech. A few weeks later he would lose badly to president nixon. Tonight, the candidacy and legacy of mcgovern. Joining us from there is president ial author scott faris. Scott, it is 2 30 in the morning when mcgovern delivers his acceptance speech in miami. Why . Well, the reason i think it was sort of emblematic of the whole distrust of the Mcgovern Campaign was, it was an insurgent campaign run against the establishment. What had happened was, as you heard senator mcgovern there, he was very strong on the issue of vietnam. I th
It was 1972, to a plot 30 in the morning when George Mcgovern delivered his acceptance speech. A few months later, he would lose badly to president Richard Nixon. Tonight, the candidacy and legacy of George Mcgovern. We are live from the mcgovern museum in mitchell, south dakota. Joining us is provincial author scott farris. It was 2 30 when he delivered the acceptance speech in miami. Why . It was emblematic of the whole Mcgovern Campaign, which was it was an insurgent campaign run against the establishment. What happened was, as you heard from senator mcgovern, he was very strong on the issue of vietnam. One of the things about senator government senator mcgovern as one of the most influential who ran for the presidency who was not successful, he went after the vietnam issue. He spoke about that war in ways no patinkin that had ever spoken about war before. No president president ial candidate had ever spoken about war before. It was Strong Language that unsettled lots of americans a
I have a public plan, and as one whose heart has ached for the past eight years over the agony of vietnam, i will halt the senseless bombing of indochina on inaugural day. [applause] greta it was 1972, 2 30 in the morning when George Mcgovern delivered his acceptance speech. A few months later, he would lose badly to president Richard Nixon. The contenders. The candidacy and legacy of George Mcgovern. We are live from the mcgovern museum in mitchell, south dakota. Joining us from there is president ial author scott farris. Acceptance speech in miami. Why . Scott thank you, greta. Of the structure of the Mcgovern Campaign. Against the establishment. Senator mcgovern, he was very, very strong on the issue of vietnam. One of the things that has drawn me to writing about senator mcgovern as one of the most who ran for the presidency who was not successful, he went after the vietnam issue. He spoke about that war in ways no president ial candidate had ever spoken about war before. It was la
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