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World War II. 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. McCarthy sought the Democratic presidential nomination in the 1968 election ...
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. The focus of his campaign was his support for a swift end to the Vietnam War through a withdrawal of American forces.
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Mar 25, 2024 · 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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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...
A biography of Eugene McCarthy, a former U.S. senator who challenged Lyndon Johnson in 1968 and helped Robert Kennedy win the nomination. Learn about his life, career, and legacy as a liberal leader and anti-war activist.
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Dec 12, 2005 · December 12, 200512:00 AM ET. By. Ken Rudin. The antiwar senator and 1968 presidential candidate died Saturday morning at the age of 89. Four years before he took on LBJ, McCarthy was seriously...
Jan 18, 2006 · A tribute to Eugene McCarthy, who died in 2005, and his role in challenging Lyndon Johnson over the Vietnam War. Listen to his speeches, interviews and a radio spot from his 1968 campaign, and hear from his biographer and a former SDS leader.
