Our American Stories

The Antiwar Presidential Candidate—Who Was a Combat Pilot and Hero in WWII

Mar 4, 2025

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On this episode of Our American Stories, the late-great historian Stephen Ambrose tells us the unlikely World War II story of George McGovern, the antiwar presidential candidate defeated by President Nixon in 1972.

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