Published July 07, 2012, 12:00 AM

McGovern and Eagleton


U.S. Sen. Thomas Eagleton, the vice presidential nominee, and Sen. George McGovern, the presidential nominee, stand before the delegates to the Democratic National Convention in the final session in Miami Beach, Fla., July 13, 1972. Eagleton was later dropped from the ticket following the revelation that he had undergone treatment for mental depression. (AP photo)


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