Eugene McCarthy

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Eugene Joseph "Gene" McCarthy (born March 29, 1916 in Watkins, Minnesota) was a member of the United States Congress representing Minnesota and a Democratic primary candidate for President of the United States in 1968.

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March 29 - 1916 - Watkins, Minnesota - United States Congress - Minnesota - President of the United States - 1968

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A 1935 graduate of St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, McCarthy earned his master's degree from the University of Minnesota in 1939. Representing Minnesota's Fourth Congressional District, McCarthy served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1959. He went on to serve in the U.S. Senate from 1959 to 1971, and was a member of (among other committees) the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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1935 - St. John's University - Collegeville, Minnesota - Master's degree - University of Minnesota - 1939 - Congressional District - United States House of Representatives - 1949 - 1959 - U.S. Senate - 1971 - Senate Foreign Relations Committee

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