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Thomas Francis Eagleton (September 4, 1929 – March 4, 2007) was an American lawyer who served as a United States senator from Missouri from 1968 to 1987. He was briefly the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972 .
The ticket of McGovern and Eagleton was nominated by the 1972 Democratic National Convention. Following the convention, it was revealed that Eagleton had received treatment for depression in the 1960s. [1] Though McGovern considered keeping Eagleton on the ticket, he ultimately chose to replace Eagleton with former ambassador Sargent Shriver. [3]
The convention nominated Senator George McGovern of South Dakota for president and Senator Thomas Eagleton of Missouri for vice president. Eagleton withdrew from the race just 19 days later after it was disclosed that he had previously undergone mental health treatment, including electroshock therapy , and he was replaced on the ballot by ...
Incumbent Democrat Thomas Eagleton defeated Republican nominee Thomas B. Curtis, a former U.S. Representative, with 60.07% of the vote. This was a rematch of the 1968 election, when Eagleton defeated Curtis by a narrow margin.
For four decades, the United States government enrolled hundreds of Black men in Alabama in a study on syphilis, just so they could document the disease's ravages on the human body.
Incumbent Senator Thomas Eagleton defeated Republican nominee Gene McNary with 52.00% of the vote. As of 2024, this is the last time the Democrats won the Class 3 Senate seat in Missouri. As of 2024, this is the last time the Democrats won the Class 3 Senate seat in Missouri.
On election day, 8 November 1960, Democratic nominee Thomas Eagleton won the election by a margin of 283,832 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Donald J. Stohr, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Eagleton was sworn in as the 35th attorney general of Missouri on 9 January 1961. [1]
Introduced by Sen. Orrin Hatch and Sen. Thomas Eagleton (D-MO) on January 26, 1983, under S.J.Res. 3, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. The matter was referred to the Subcommittee on Constitution on February 22, and hearings were held by the subcommittee on Feb 28 and March 7. On March 23, the Subcommittee "[a]pproved for full ...