George McGovern speaking at the for his book tour August 26, 2009. Former  Presidential candidate and from died Sunday at the age of 90 in ,  . He died at 5:15 am local time (1015 UTC). U.S. President  said, "George McGovern dedicated his life to serving the country he loved. ... And after his career in  , he became a leading voice in the fight against hunger. ... and I share our thoughts and prayers with his family." U.S. Vice President  said, on behalf of himself and , "Jill and I are profoundly saddened to hear about George McGovern's passing. I was honored to serve with him, to know him, and to call him a friend. ... Above all, George McGovern was a generous, kind, honorable man. He will be missed, and our thoughts and prayers are with his family today." Former U.S. President  said, "We were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our friend George McGovern. The world has lost a tireless advocate for and dignity. We first met George while campaigning for him in 1972. ... Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends." Former of the U.S.  said, on , "George actually was a very complicated person. He had served as a bomber pilot in World War II, he was not a pacifist and his argument over Vietnam was about that particular war."
George McGovern speaking at the for his book tour August 26, 2009. Former Democratic Presidential candidate and United States Senator from South Dakota died Sunday at the age of 90 in , South Dakota . He died at 5:15 am local time (1015 UTC). U.S. President Barack Obama said, "George McGovern dedicated his life to serving the country he loved. ... And after his career in Congress , he became a leading voice in the fight against hunger. ... and I share our thoughts and prayers with his family." U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said, on behalf of himself and , "Jill and I are profoundly saddened to hear about George McGovern's passing. I was honored to serve with him, to know him, and to call him a friend. ... Above all, George McGovern was a generous, kind, honorable man. He will be missed, and our thoughts and prayers are with his family today." Former U.S. President Bill Clinton said, "We were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our friend George McGovern. The world has lost a tireless advocate for and dignity. We first met George while campaigning for him in 1972. ... Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends." Former of the U.S. Newt Gingrich said, on , "George actually was a very complicated person. He had served as a bomber pilot in World War II, he was not a pacifist and his argument over Vietnam was about that particular war."
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