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Eugene Joseph McCarthy (March 29, 1916 – December 10, 2005) was an American politician, writer, and academic from Minnesota. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1959 and the United States Senate from 1959 to 1971.
Eugene McCarthy (born March 29, 1916, Watkins, Minnesota, U.S.—died December 10, 2005, Washington, D.C.) was a U.S. senator, whose entry into the 1968 race for the Democratic presidential nomination ultimately led President Lyndon B. Johnson to drop his bid for reelection.
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The 1968 presidential campaign of Eugene McCarthy was launched by United States Senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota in the latter part of 1967 to vie for the 1968 Democratic Party nomination for president of the United States.
Dec 12, 2005 · Political Editor Ken Rudin has a remembrance of the late senator from Minnesota, Eugene McCarthy, who died Dec. 10, and who in 1968 " stepped forward when antiwar forces needed him the most."
Dec 12, 2005 · A tribute to the late senator who challenged Lyndon Johnson over the Vietnam War and inspired a generation of antiwar activists. A presidential historian analyzes McCarthy's political career, his legacy and his controversies.
Dec 11, 2005 · Eugene J. McCarthy, the sardonic Senate dove who stunned the nation by upending President Lyndon B. Johnson's re-election drive amid the Vietnam War turmoil of 1968, died early yesterday. He...
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Dec 10, 2005 · Eugene McCarthy challenged President Lyndon B. Johnson for the 1968 Democratic nomination during growing debate over the Vietnam War. The challenge led to Johnson’s withdrawal from the...
