McGovern's opposition of U.S. involvement in Vietnam

SDPB | By SDPB Staff

Published January 18, 2022 at 2:21 PM CST

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President John F. Kennedy talks with McGovern, at the time a special presidential assistant and director of the Food for Peace program, at the White House in 1961.

The attached interview above is from SDPB's daily public-affairs show, In the Moment.

We take a moment to look back on this day in 1971. Senator George McGovern gave a speech on television expressing his opposition of U.S. military actions in Vietnam. This ended up being a big part of his campaign for President in 1972.