Eugene Joseph "Gene" McCarthy (1916 - 2005) . McCarthy was an American politician and a longtime member of the U.S. Congress. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1949 to 1959 and the U.S. Senate from 1959 to 1971.In the 1968 presidential election, McCarthy unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for president of the United States against incumbent Lyndon B. Johnson on an anti-Vietnam War platform. He would unsuccessfully seek the presidency five times altogether.Politicins from Minnesota come from a long line of those seeking the presidency without result (Stassen,Humphrey, Mondale and McCarthy).McCarthy was known for his acerbic wit. When asked whether he resented Bobby Kennedy's trying to become president by usurping the anti-war movement, McCarthy replied "You cannot blame science for the way molecules behave." The book is signed and inscribed thus, For Dewitt Wallace, with best wishes Eugene Mccarthy. Dewitt Wallace was the founder of Readers Digest. Price: $95.00.

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