George McGovern’s death on Oct. 21, 2012, unleashed an avalanche of media coverage and commentary on his life and legacy. Following are links to some of that coverage.
Hometown newspaper coverage
The Daily Republic’s “George McGovern” tag page
http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/event/tag/tag/george%20mcgovern/
General tributes
Prairie Democrat
http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/prairie-democrat_657913.html
George McGovern, American
http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-10-23/news/34686422_1_george-mcgovern-primary-system-hubert-humphrey
Column: George McGovern a man of deep principle
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2012/10/23/george-mcgovern-nixon-president/1650579/
George McGovern’s Legacy: From Liberalism to Feeding the Hungry
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/george-mcgoverns-legacy-liberalism-feeding-hungry/story?id=17529541#.UJEvk8XA_ng
George McGovern was the most honorable politician I have ever known
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/10/23/george-mcgovern-was-most-honorable-politician-have-ever-known/#ixzz2AsxDD6RE
Remembering George McGovern
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/remembering-george-mcgovern/2012/10/23/894c5130-1c4e-11e2-8817-41b9a7aaabc7_story.html
Remember and Thank George McGovern
http://www.thenation.com/article/170791/remember-and-thank-george-mcgovern#
McGovern ’72: An Oral History
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/2012/11/george-mcgovern-richard-nixon-election
Hunger
McGovern’s legacy is anti-hunger advocacy
http://www.agweek.com/event/article/id/20207/
George McGovern And The Social Gospel Movement To End Hunger
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-herlinger/george-mcgovern-social-gospel-end-hunger_b_2000868.html
George McGovern: A Friend To The Hungry
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/23/george-mcgovern-a-friend-to-the-hungry_n_2003821.html
Criticism
Phil Power: McGovern’s political legacy turns sour
http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/10/phil_power_mcgoverns_political.html
Democratic Party impact
Commentary: How George McGovern shaped Obama’s Democratic Party
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/10/28/3881080/commentary-how-george-mcgovern.html
Foreign policy
Will: Has America finally heard George McGovern’s call to ‘come home’?
http://www.newsday.com/opinion/will-has-america-finally-heard-george-mcgovern-s-call-to-come-home-1.4144706
