Nationally-Known Critic
Mr. McGovern, Democratic Senator from
South Dakota, is a nationally-known critic of
the Vietnam war, during the Johnson Administration
as well as under President Nixon's
leadership. He also has received national
attention as a crusader to end poverty and
starvation.
First elected to the United States Senate in
1962, he won a second term in last fall's
election. Originally the South Dakotan had
planned to run in 1968 as Democratic
candidate for President.
Even more than the war issue, Mr.
McGovern's major concern has been the
existence of starvation in the most affluent
country in the world. In his position as
chairman of the Senate Select Subcommittee
on Nutrition and Human Needs, he has helped
deal with the fact that not all its citizens are
living decently.
