Eagleton, Thomas Francis

Eagleton, Thomas Francis
▪ 2008

      American politician

born Sept. 4, 1929 , St. Louis, Mo.

died March 4, 2007 , Richmond Heights, Mo.
agreed to run as Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern's running mate in the 1972 election, but he was asked to step down by McGovern 18 days after he joined the ticket after it became known that he had been voluntarily hospitalized for a nervous condition and depression three times in the early 1960s and treated twice with electroshock therapy. The event forever overshadowed Eagleton's accomplishments in the U.S. Senate, where he served (1968–87) and led the fight for legislation that denied funding for the bombing of Cambodia in 1973 and for the War Powers Act, intended to limit the ability of the president to take the country to war. He was known for his liberal views and his unshakable integrity.

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