MCCARTHY, EUGENE (1916-2005)

U. S. Senator and 1968 Presidential Candidate

Due to his strong showing in the New Hampshire primary, a former North Dakota school teacher caused an incumbent U.S. President to withdraw his nomination for a second term.  In many aspects, Eugene McCarthy became the symbol and standard bearer of the peace movement, which picked up steam in 1968 when he entered the Democratic Party’s primary.