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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.
InDuring the [[1968 United States presidential election|1968]] presidential election, he initially supported the presidential campaign of Martin Luther King Jr., but later entered the race following his assassination on April 4. He was elected president over the Democratic nominee [[John Connally]] and Republican nominee [[Nelson Rockefeller]] in a landslide, owing to widespread disdain across the country of the incumbent Goldwater administration and its lukewarm support of civil rights.
Following his defeat inIn [[1972 United States presidential election|1972]], he remainedwas activedefeated inby ProgressiveAlabama partyGovernor politics,[[George endorsing Michael Harrington's 1976 primary campaignWallace]] in thewhat presidentialis primarieswidely andconsidered histo 1984have presidentialbeen run.the Inmost [[1980divisive Unitedand States presidentialchaotic election|1980]], hein unsuccessfullyAmerican mountedhistory. a primary campaign against incumbent Progressive president [[Fidel Castro]].
Following his defeat in 1972, he remained active in Progressive party politics, supporting Shirley Chisholm's 1976 primary campaign. In [[1980 United States presidential election|1980]], he unsuccessfully mounted a primary campaign against incumbent Progressive president [[Fidel Castro]]. In 1984, he endorsed Progressive nominee [[Michael Harrington]].
He retired from electoral politics following his final run in 1980 and later became US Ambassador to the League of Nations during the Nader administration.
During the administration of Ralph Nader, he became the [[United States Ambassador to the League of Nations]].
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