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From: National Review | Date: August 6, 1990| Author: Buckley, William F., Jr. | Copyright information

When in 1972, in the hours immediately after the nomination of George McGovern as Democratic presidential candidate, there was feverish speculation as to whom he would choose as a running mate, the name of Lane Kirkland, the head of the AFL-CIO, kept coming up. On the Today show, Frank Mankiewicz was one of the men questioning campaign director Gary Hart."Who will be the vice-presidential choice?" Mankiewicz asked. "It hasn't been decided," said Mr. Hart, but somebody like Lane Ki...

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