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June 26, 2007

Schedule of events announced for McGovern birthday
and anniversary of 1972 presidential nomination

George McGovernMITCHELL — The McGovern Center for Leadership and Public Service will host the celebration marking George McGovern’s birthday and the anniversary of his presidential nomination at the McGovern Library on July 10.

The McGovern Legacy Museum will be open throughout the day, and the Dakota Discovery Museum will offer half-price admission from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Readings by regional authors in the McGovern Library begin at 5 p.m.

5 p.m.
Donald Simmons, “George McGovern: A Political Life a Political Legacy”
5 p.m.
Aaron Woodard, “Soft Fur and Iron Men: The History of the Fur Trade in South Dakota and the Upper Missouri”
5:30 p.m.
Jim McLaird, “Calamity Jane: The Woman and the Legend”
5:30 p.m.
Jean L.S. Patrick, “The Girl Who Struck out Babe Ruth”
6 p.m.
Paula M. Nelson, “Sunshine Always: The Courtship Letters of Alice Bower and Joseph Gossage of the Dakota Territory”
6 p.m.
Dave Kemp, “A Celebration of One Hundred Years of South Dakota High School Activities & Athletics”


Books will be available for purchase at the DWU Bookstore in the McGovern Library.

From 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Sen. McGovern and the authors will sign books in the Sherman Center. Cake and refreshments will be served and music will be provided by East of Westreville.

The evening concludes with a special presentation, “An Evening of Conversation with George McGovern,” with special guest Sander Vanocur, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Sherman Center.

Partial funding for the program is provided by a partnership of the South Dakota Arts Council and the South Dakota Humanities Council.

 
         
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