SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — George McGovern once joked that he had wanted to run for president in the worst way — and that he had done so. It was a campaign in 1972 dishonored by Watergate, a scandal ...

Retired pastor David Halaas revisits his 1972 vote and lifelong interest in George McGovern during a visit to Dakota Wesleyan ...

(Reuters) - Former U.S. Senator George McGovern, a liberal Democrat and fierce opponent of the Vietnam War whose 1972 presidential race against Richard Nixon led to one of the worst electoral defeats ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- George S. McGovern, a proud liberal who argued fervently against the Vietnam War as a senator from South Dakota and suffered one of the most crushing defeats in presidential ...

George McGovern once joked that he had wanted to run for president in the worst way — and that he had done so. It was a campaign in 1972 dishonored by Watergate, a scandal that fully unfurled too late ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Campaigning for president, Sen. George McGovern speaks to University of Illinois students in March 1972. (Fred Jewell / Associated ...

Letter writer: Although many will recall (George McGovern's) disastrous 1972 loss to Richard Nixon and his subsequent leadership in getting us out of Vietnam, his truly lasting legacy will be his war ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- George McGovern once joked that he had wanted to run for president in the worst way -- and that he had done so. It was a campaign in 1972 dishonored by Watergate, a scandal ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- George McGovern once joked that he had wanted to run for president in the worst way -- and that he had done so. It was a campaign in 1972 dishonored by Watergate, a scandal that ...

In this photo from July 24, 2010, former U.S. senator George McGovern speaks in Columbus, Neb. McGovern, whose anti-Vietnam War stance in his 1972 presidential race against Richard Nixon led to one of ...