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George McGovern

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An American politician from South Dakota who, as sole chairman of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs from 1968 to 1977, publicized the problem of hunger in the United States and issued the McGovern Report, formally Dietary Goals for the United States, which led to a new set of nutritional guidelines for Americans. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Birth Year
1922 1
Birth Date
1922-07-19 1
Death Year
2012 1
Death Date
2012-10-21 1
Nationality
American 1
Notable For
Chairing the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs and issuing the 1977 Dietary Goals for the United States report 1
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George McGovern chaired the US Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs that issued the 1977 Dietary Goals for the United States.

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  • Wikipedia article
    As sole chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs from 1968 to 1977, McGovern publicized the problem of hunger within the United States and issued the 'McGovern Report', which led to a new set of nutritional guidelines for Americans.
  • Wikipedia infobox
    George Stanley McGovern (July 19, 1922 - October 21, 2012)
  • Wikipedia lead section
    American politician, diplomat, and historian from South Dakota
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