Liberalism vs. Conservatisvism: A Nation in Change
George McGovern
Sunday, 16 Apr 1989 at 8:00 pm – Great Hall, Memorial Union
George McGovern was the Democratic nominee for the president in 1972. He served in the U.S. Senate for 10 years as the U.S. delegate to the UN and as visiting professor of history at Columbia University. From the University Lectures Program archive.
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