McGovern celebrated at 90th birthday party in DC

• McGovern turns 90

Two South Dakota senators, one current, one former, one Republican, one Democrat, chatted in Washington, D.C., Thursday. Sen. John Thune, left, the Republican, attended a 90th birthday party for former Sen. George McGovern at The Newseum. The man in the center is unidentified. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Sen. John Thune)

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George McGovern celebrated his 90th birthday party Thursday with a pledge to mark the day again in a decade, when he would turn 100.

The former South Dakota congressman and senator, of Mitchell, was feted at a party at The Newseum, a museum dedicated to preserving journalism history, in Washington, D.C.

Numerous politicians, mostly Democrats, attended and toasted McGovern. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., was also at the party.

Matt McGovern, George’s grandson, also attended. The younger McGovern, a Democrat, is running for a seat on the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission.

In a speech at the event, George McGovern said he recently had a physical and was told he was in good condition, even after a series of hospitalizations in late 2011 and 2012.

“I fell on the sidewalk some months ago and hit my head very hard, and I was out of it for some time,” he said. “But I think I’ve now bounced back, and I think as clearly as I always have — so let’s do this again in about 10 years.”

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