Eugene McCarthy

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Eugene McCarthy was a U.S. senator from Minnesota best known for his strong anti–Vietnam War stance and his insurgent 1968 Democratic presidential campaign that challenged President Lyndon B. Johnson.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf 1968 United States presidential candidate
American politician
United States senator
human
member of the United States House of Representatives
affiliation United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
areaOfActivism antiwar movement
peace movement
challenged Lyndon B. Johnson
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
describedBySource U.S. political history
electionCampaignType insurgent primary challenge
familyName McCarthy
fieldOfWork legislation
politics
givenName Eugene
hasOccupation legislator
politician
ideology liberal
isPartOf United States Congress
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
name Eugene McCarthy
notableFor 1968 Democratic presidential primary campaign
influencing Lyndon B. Johnson’s decision not to seek reelection in 1968
opposition to the Vietnam War
notableRole leading antiwar candidate in 1968 Democratic primaries
officeContested President of the United States
opposed Vietnam War
participatedIn 1968 United States presidential election
politicalAlignment anti–Vietnam War
positionHeld United States representative
United States senator
represented Minnesota
residence Minnesota
sexOrGender male
was U.S. representative from Minnesota
U.S. senator from Minnesota
workLocation Washington, D.C.


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