George McGovern, the former Democratic Senator remembered for a devastating defeat by Richard Nixon in the 1972 presidential election, was near death on Wednesday at a South Dakota hospice center, his family said.
By REUTERS, New York Times
Thu, 10/18/2012 - 4:03am
George McGovern, the former Democratic Senator remembered for a devastating defeat by Richard Nixon in the 1972 presidential election, was near death on Wednesday at a South Dakota hospice center, his family said.