Properties (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
politician
|
| gptkbp:awards |
Presidential Medal of Freedom
|
| gptkbp:born |
July 19, 1922
|
| gptkbp:campaigns |
social justice
civil rights education reform anti-war health care reform |
| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Teresa_McGovern
Stephen McGovern David McGovern |
| gptkbp:died |
October 21, 2012
|
| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Dakota_Wesleyan_University
|
| gptkbp:electionYear |
1972 United States presidential election
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
George E. McGovern
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Barack_Obama
gptkb:Bill_Clinton gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt gptkb:Harry_S._Truman gptkb:John_F._Kennedy gptkb:Bernie_Sanders |
| gptkbp:legacy |
progressive politics
anti-war activism education advocacy health care advocacy food security advocacy |
| gptkbp:militaryService |
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
|
| gptkbp:notableQuote |
"I am a liberal, and I am proud of it."
"We must not be afraid to speak out against injustice." "The future of our country is at stake." "The greatest gift is not being afraid to question." "A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death." |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
The McGovern Report
|
| gptkbp:party |
gptkb:Democratic_Party
|
| gptkbp:politicalPosition |
U.S._Representative
Chairman_of_the_Senate_Committee_on_Foreign_Relations U.S._Senator_from_South_Dakota Chairman_of_the_Senate_Committee_on_Agriculture,_Nutrition,_and_Forestry |
| gptkbp:position |
U.S._Senator
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
Eleanor McGovern
|
| gptkbp:state |
gptkb:South_Dakota
|