April 15, 1972
A fundraiser for George McGovern (aka: Four For McGovern)
James Taylor, Barbra Streisand, Quincy Jones, Carole King
#GeorgeMcGovern, #ElenorMcGovern

Photo: Steve Schapiro

Singer Carole King greets presidential candidate George McGovern

On April 15, 1972: #BarbraStreisand, #JamesTaylor, #CaroleKing, and #QuincyJones perform benefit concert for #GeorgeMcGovern for President campaign at the Forum in Inglewood, California.

"LBJ Backs McGovern Despite Differences"
August 16, 1972
#History #OTD #1970s #GeorgeMcGovern
#LBJ

The image shows George McGovern during his service in the Army Air Corps as a B-24 bomber pilot in World War II. McGovern earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for his heroism in safely landing a damaged B-24 bomber during a mission. His military service was a significant part of his life before he entered politics. He later went on to become a U.S. Senator from South Dakota and was the Democratic presidential nominee in 1972.

Image of 1972 Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern onstage, smiling and waving to supporters on the campaign trail.

Image of U.S. statesman George McGovern in his later years, standing on a blue-curtained stage beside an American flag and speaking into a microphone. McGovern is most widely remembered as the Democratic Party's nominee in the 1972 presidential election, where he ran against incumbent President Richard Nixon but lost in a historic landslide. McGovern was a decorated World War II bomber pilot who later became a vocal opponent of the Vietnam War. He was also a strong advocate for civil rights and programs aimed at helping the poor, leaving a lasting imprint on U.S. politics and inspiring many Democrats. McGovern also played a key role in establishing the Food for Peace program, a significant humanitarian initiative.

July 19, 1922: Decorated WWII pilot, author, professor, humanitarian, congressman, senator, presidential nominee, UN delegate, and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient #GeorgeMcGovern is born in Avon, SD (d. 2012)

What a better world it might be today had we sent him to the White House in 1972.

I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in. ~ #GeorgeMcGovern #quotes #wars

April 15, 1972
A fundraiser for George McGovern (aka: Four For McGovern)
#jamestaylor,
#GeorgeMcGovern, #barbrastreisand, #quincyjones, #elenormcgovern,
#caroleking

Photo: Steve Schapiro

The Last Schlunk Richard Nixon, the late great Donald Kaul, old-school mechanical voting machines, and voting against Trump one last time

The Last Schlunk, by
Jeff Wood
open.substack.com/pub/jeffwood...
#nixon
#richardnixon
#mcgovern
#georgemcgovern
#1972
#memoir
#Trump
#donaldtrump
#vote