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One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern

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One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern
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NR,2hrs 3min
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September 16, 2005
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First Run Features
Synopsis: In the spring and summer of 1972, George McGovern, a Democratic senator from South Dakota, achieved the seemingly impossible. Backed by a motley collection of Prairie populists, old-school liberals, and young people disenchanted with the war in Vietnam, McGovern overwhelmed longtime party favorites such as Hubert Humphrey and Edmund Muskie to win the Democratic nomination for the presidency of the United States. However, McGovern's triumph proved to be short-lived; after his initial running mate, ... Full Synopsis
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