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"The Eighteen-Day Running Mate"

SDPB
Published October 10, 2012 at 2:48 PM CDT

Bloomberg Television researcher Joshua Glasser is the author of "The Eighteen-Day Running Mate: McGovern, Eagleton, and a Campaign in Crisis."  Glasser's book is the first to uncover the full story behind Eagleton's rise and precipitous fall as a national candidate in 1972.  SDPB's Karl Gehrke speaks with the author on Dakota Midday.
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Politics BooksDemocratsGeorge McGovern