It's not a bad speech. At least the beginning is fine.George McGovern
Address Accepting the Presidential Nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach, Florida
[Friday early a.m.] July 14, 1972
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=25967
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' . . . And this is also a time, not for death, but for life. In 1968 many Americans thought they were voting to bring our sons home from Vietnam in peace, and since then 20,000 of our sons have come home in coffins.
'I have no secret plan for peace. I have a public plan. . . '
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The problem is that it was almost 3:00 am when it was finally given! I think in part because of delaying tactics and procedural motions by opponents.
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