AM 1240 WJON » eugene mccarthy http://wjon.com Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:52:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Eugene McCarthy Runs for President – on 'This Date in Central Minnesota History' http://wjon.com/eugene-mccarthy-runs-for-president-on-this-date-in-central-minnesota-history/ http://wjon.com/eugene-mccarthy-runs-for-president-on-this-date-in-central-minnesota-history/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:38:30 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=54613 On November 30th, 1967 Eugene McCarthy declared he was running for president; he ran on a platform that consisted of an anti-Vietnam war platform. This was directly opposite current President Lyndon B. Johnson’s platform.

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]]> http://wjon.com/eugene-mccarthy-runs-for-president-on-this-date-in-central-minnesota-history/feed/ 0 4th of July at Watkins, MN - in front of Salzl Blacksmith Bldg, 1965 Eugene McCarthy shaking hands with Bev Bates of St. Boniface High School Marching Band (Cold Spring, MN). Others in photo include: Bab Harris (Cold Spring - Band Director); Marcie Schroeder-Dold (Richmond); Fred Backer (Watkins); Police Chief - George Loch (Watkins) Stearns History Museum