Summary: A last-ditch effort to stop George McGovern’s nomination leads to chaos at the 1972 Democratic National Convention.
Episode Bibliography
Books:
The Liberals’ Moment, by Bruce Miroff, 2007
Heroes, Hacks, and Fools, by Ted Van Dyk, 2007
Right from the Start, by Gary Hart, 1973
The Long Shot, by Gordon Weil, 1973
Articles:
New York Times, “Credentials Panel Is Split On McGovern Candidacy,” June 1972
New York Times, “3 Slate Challenges Lost By Reformers,” June 1972
New York Times, “McGovern Bloc Wins Early Test Over Delegates,” June 1972
New York Times, “Senator Set Back,” June 1972
New York Times, “Seating Decisions End 4-Year Drive,” July 1972
New York Times, “Guidelines, Quotas and the Future,” July 1972
LGBTQ Nation, “In 1972, Gay People Spoke at the Democratic National Convention For the First Time,” October 2019 (And: The 1972 Gay Rights Platform)
Washington Post, “The McGovern Course,” August 1972
New York Times, “McGovern With Tears,” November 1972
New York Times, “Women, the Convention, and Brown Paper Bags,” by Shirley MacLaine, July 1972
Studies:
Bruce Miroff, Western Political Science Association, George McGovern and the Fracture in Postwar Liberalism: Studying the 'Big Questions' Through Individual Agents, March 2010
Bella Abzug, Phyllis Segal and Miriam Kelber, Columbia Human Rights Law Review, Women in the Democratic Party: A Review of Affirmative Action, 1974
Historical speeches, news footage, and other archival tape excerpted in the episode were gathered from:
Bay Area Television Archive
Internet Archive
Penn State University Special Collections
The Madeline Davis LGBTQ+ Archive
Vanderbilt Television News Archive
YouTube