McCarthy at Woods Hole- Elect a New Congress. STUDDS

Pricing & History

Sold for
Start Free Trial or Sign In to see what it's worth.
Sold Date
Source eBay

You are bidding on 6 inch square invitation - You are invited to meet and hear Senator Eugene J. McCarthy and Gerry E. Studds candidate for the Democratic Nomination in the 12th Congressional District at Gansett Point, Woods Hole (right at traffic light on Rte 28 two miles past Falmouth ("Four Corners") followed by immediate left. Follow "McCarthy at Woods Hole" signs 1.5 miles to Gansett Point.) Saturday August 22 from 3:00 pm to 6:00pm talk to Gene Burns, satire by Tom Lehrer, refreshments, ten dollars per person Sponsors Mrs. Barbara Ackermann Mr. Paul Counihan Mrs. Philip Donham Rev. John D. Elder Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ferris Smith Dr. Allen Garland Mrs. David D. Ketchum Mrs. Dudley Russell Palmer Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Carey Parpart Mrs. Thomas Stetson Dr. Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Dr. and Mrs. George and Ruth Wald "If a Republican Congressman can say, 'think what Richard Nixon might have done if he had also won the House in 1968,' then I say this race in the Twelfth District is critical for our nation as a whole" - Gerry Studds commenting on remarks of Congressman Robert T. Stafford (R. VT) Campaigning in the District for the incumbent Republican. "A vote for the SST is like calling for mandatory weekly oil spills off Cape Cod." - Gerry Studds on the environmental crisis (the incumbent Republican voted to extend funds on the SST Project.) "Campaigning strongly and unequivocally against the war and the fraudulent concept of 'Vietnamization', Gerry Studds is calling for a drastic reordering of our national priorities. His candidacy represents the New Politics at its best ." - Eugene J. McCarthy on Gerry Studds Eugene Joseph "Gene" McCarthy ( March 29 , 1916 - December 10 , 2005 ) 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 to succeed incumbent Lyndon B. Johnson on an anti- Vietnam War platform. He would unsuccessfully seek the presidency five times altogether.The son of a deeply religious mother of German descent and strong-willed father of Irish descent who was a postmaster and cattle buyer known for his earthy wit, McCarthy grew up in Watkins, Minnesota , as one of four children. A bright student who spent hours reading his aunt's Harvard Classics, he was deeply influenced by the monks at nearby St. John's Abbey and University. As part of the oldest religious order in the Western world, the St. John's Benedictines have been among the most progressive forces in American Catholicism. McCarthy spent nine months as a novice before deciding he didn't have a religious calling and left the monastery, causing a fellow novice to say, "It was like losing a 20-game winner." [1] He was a 1935 graduate of St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota , McCarthy earned his master's degree from the University of Minnesota in 1939. He taught in various public schools in Minnesota and North Dakota from 1935 to 1940, when he became a professor of economics and education at St. John's, working t from 1940 to 1943.He was a civilian technical assistant in the Military Intelligence Division of the War Department in 1944 and an instructor in sociology and economics at the College of St. Thomas , St. Paul, Minnesota from 1946 to 1949.McCarthy was a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party . Representing Minnesota's Fourth Congressional District , McCarthy served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1959. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1958.He went on to serve in the U.S. Senate from 1959 to 1971, and was a member of (among other committees) the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee . A resident of the small community of Woodville, Virginia for about 20 years in later life,... read more

Items in the Price Guide are obtained exclusively from licensors and partners solely for our members’ research needs.

Flag item for content or copyright

If this item contains incorrect or inappropriate information please contact us here to flag it for review.

If you are the originator/copyright holder of this photo/item and would prefer it be excluded from our community, contact us here for removal.