Episode 83: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 13) The Democratic National Convention 1

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*** WELCOME TO CONVENTION WEEK, All week we will be stepping back in time to the 1972 National Conventions.

This episode starts off the conventions of 1972 with the Democrats. While 1972 was not 1968, it was still a textbook example of what not to do. Poor George McGovern was in a campaign best described as "if it could go wrong it did. "

He had come from out of nowhere to be the front runner for the nomination going into the convention but he still had not won it. He would wrestle with his opponents until 2:30 am the night of his nomination. In the meantime, he had to make a…