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It's nice not to have to worry about constituents, now, I simply do what I want.
George McGovern
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George McGovern
Age: 90 †
Born: 1922
Born: July 19
Died: 2012
Died: October 21
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Avon
South Dakota
George Stanley McGovern
George S. McGovern
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