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McCarthy, Eugene Joseph
Born: 1916 AD
Died: 2005 AD, at 89 years of age.
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Died: 2005 AD, at 89 years of age.
Nationality: Unknown
Categories: None
US Democratic politician
Representative from Minnesota 1949-1959
Senator from Minnesota 1959-1971
prominent opponent of US involvement in Vietnam War
candidate for Democratic presidential nomination 1968, 1972 (strong showing in 1968 primaries caused Lyndon Johnson to withdraw from race, clearing way for candidacies of Robert F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey)
independent presidential candidate 1976
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