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| Letter: Tea with George McGovern | Letter: Tea with George McGovern |
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| In 1984 I was a visiting professor at the University of Iowa. Iowa was the first state to vote for the Democratic nominee for presidency and I met all eight of the candidates. I had breakfast with Walter Mondale, lunch with Jesse Jackson and tea with George McGovern. | In 1984 I was a visiting professor at the University of Iowa. Iowa was the first state to vote for the Democratic nominee for presidency and I met all eight of the candidates. I had breakfast with Walter Mondale, lunch with Jesse Jackson and tea with George McGovern. |
| McGovern was by far the most radical of the candidates, and when I asked him how America should deal with its health problems, he said: "What we need is a national health service like you have in Britain." | McGovern was by far the most radical of the candidates, and when I asked him how America should deal with its health problems, he said: "What we need is a national health service like you have in Britain." |
| Of course Mondale won the nomination and was well beaten by Ronald Reagan, but McGovern impressed as the most principled candidate. | Of course Mondale won the nomination and was well beaten by Ronald Reagan, but McGovern impressed as the most principled candidate. |
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