Caroline Kennedy attends fundraising gala for George McGovern
Her eyes gleaming, Caroline Kennedy (C), daughter of the late president, joins other members of the Kennedy family applauding Sen. George McGovern, Democratic presidential candidate after his speech at a gala fund-raising dinner at Boston’s Commonwealth armory on October 11, 1972. Seated at right is Joan Kennedy, wife of Sen. Edward Kennedy. (UPI Photo//Darryl Heikes/Files)
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Former U.S. Sen. George McGovern was praised for his work on behalf of social justice by speakers at his funeral in his native South Dakota.
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, speaking at George McGovern's funeral in Sioux Falls, S.D., said he was "mesmerized" by the 1972 Democratic presidential nominee.
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Vice President Joe Biden attends a service for former Sen. George McGovern in Sioux Falls, S.D., Thursday, his office said.
President Obama led the tributes to former Sen. George McGovern, who died Sunday at the age of 90.
Ex-Sen. George McGovern, who lost the 1972 presidential race to Richard Nixon, was no longer responsive at a South Dakota hospice, an official said Wednesday.
George McGovern, the 1972 Democratic presidential nominee, entered a hospice in Sioux Falls, S.D., Monday.
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