As Sen. George McGovern nears death, we broadcast Steve Vittoria’s
award-winning documentary, "One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten
Summer of George McGovern," narrated by Amy Goodman. A family
spokesperson confirms the 90-year-old McGovern is no longer responsive
and is "at the end stages of his life." He has been in hospice care in
South Dakota since Monday, suffering from a combination of age-related
medical conditions that have worsened in recent months. McGovern is best
known for running against Richard Nixon in 1972 on a platform of
withdrawing U.S. troops from Vietnam, reducing defense spending, and
providing amnesty to those who evaded the draft. Although he ultimately
lost his election bid by a landslide, McGovern shattered the consensus
in Capitol Hill around the Vietnam War as one of the first senators to
speak out against the war. As a decorated World War II pilot who flew
B-24 bombers over Nazi Germany, McGovern did not fit the stereotype of
antiwar leaders in the 1960s and 1970s. He is also known for
transforming how the Democratic Party chooses its presidential nominee
and for his efforts to end world hunger. We play excerpts of "One Bright
Shining Moment" about McGovern’s 1972 grassroots campaign for the
presidency, featuring interviews with the candidate himself; supporters
and activists like Gore Vidal, Gloria Steinem, Warren Beatty, Howard
Zinn; and music from Bob Dylan, Robbie Robertson, Donovan and Elvis
Costello.Video
Source: Democracy Now!
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