Remembering Former Sen. George McGovern
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}George McGovern campaigns for the Democratic presidential nomination in the spring of 1972. (Bill Eppridge—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)
George McGovern strategizes with his team, 1972. (Bill Eppridge—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)
George McGovern with Cesar Chavez during the labor leader and activist's hunger strike in May 1972. (Bill Eppridge—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)
Not originally published in LIFE. George McGovern and his wife, Eleanor, during the 1972 presidential campaign. (Bill Eppridge—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)
Not originally published in LIFE. Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern shares a toast with Orthodox Jews while campaigning in California in 1972. (Bill Eppridge—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)
Not originally published in LIFE. Shirley MacLaine joyously hugs a fellow delegate after George McGovern's victory at the 1972 Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach. (Bill Eppridge—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)