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'''George Stanley McGovern''' (July 19, 1922 – October 21, 2012) was an American historian and South Dakota politician who was [[President of the United States]] from 1969 to 1973. He was the first member of the [[Progressive Party (United States)|Progressive Party]] to become president. Prior to becoming president, he was a U.S. representative from 1957 to 1961, and a senator from 1961 to 1969.
In [[1968 United States presidential election|1968]], he initially supported the presidential campaign of Martin Luther King Jr., but later entered the race following his assassination on April 4.
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