George McGovern
George McGovern
George Stanley McGovernwas an American historian, author, U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and the Democratic Party presidential nominee in the 1972 presidential election...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth19 July 1922
CityAvon, SD
CountryUnited States of America
want
Now, I simply do what I want.
identity campaigns cases
The whole campaign was a tragic case of mistaken identity.
promise president troops
I have a very deep concern about President Obama putting in another 21,000 troops into Afghanistan with the promise of more to come.
war world way
I did frequently refer to my war record in World War II, but not in any flamboyant way.
years republican accusing
For 50 years, the Republicans have been accusing the Democrats of being soft on national security.
risk kind economic
Everyone is exposed to economic risks of some kind.
possibility peaking
At least I have precluded the possibility of peaking too early.
want force
As an American, I want our forces to prevail.
growing-up war debt
When I was a youngster growing up in South Dakota, we never referred to the national debt, it was always referred to as the war debt because it stemmed from World War I.
strong war flags
There is a strong tendency in the United States to rally round the flag and their troops, no matter how mistaken the war.
real politics way
You know, sometimes, when they say you're ahead of your time, it's just a polite way of saying you have a real bad sense of timing.
country strong war
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.
serious painful stranger
When I was small, my most serious handicap was a painful bashfulness in the presence of strangers.
healthy normal should
I'm what a normal, healthy, ideal American should be like.