A family spokesman told the AP McGovern died at 5:15 a.m. Sunday at a hospice in Sioux Falls, S.D., surrounded by family and friends. He was 90.
More details to come.
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Sun., October 21, 2012 7:45am (EDT)
AP: Sen. George McGovern Dies
By Melisa Goh
Updated: 7 months ago
Sen. George McGovern lost the 1972 presidential bid to Richard Nixon yet inspired a new generation of voters with his candidacy and opposition to the Vietnam War.
A family spokesman told the AP McGovern died at 5:15 a.m. Sunday at a hospice in Sioux Falls, S.D., surrounded by family and friends. He was 90.
More details to come.
Copyright 2012 National Public Radio. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.
A family spokesman told the AP McGovern died at 5:15 a.m. Sunday at a hospice in Sioux Falls, S.D., surrounded by family and friends. He was 90.
More details to come.
Copyright 2012 National Public Radio. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.
