Episode Bibliography

Books:

• McGovern: a biography, by Robert Sam Anson, 1972

• The Rise of a Prairie Statesman: The Life and Times of George McGovern, by Thomas Knock, 2016

• Grassroots: The Autobiography of George McGovern, by George McGovern, 1977

• The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany 1944-45, Stephen Ambrose, 2002

• Uphill, a Personal Story, by Eleanor McGovern, 1974

• Robert Kennedy and His Times, by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., 1978

• American Maelstrom: The 1968 Election and the Politics of Division, by Michael A. Cohen, 2016

• The Liberals’ Moment, by Bruce Miroff, 2007

• Nixonland, by Rick Perlstein, 2008

Articles:

• New York Times, “Mob Attack, Incited by Trump, Delays Election Certification,” January 2021

• NPR, “Here Are The Republicans Who Objected To The Electoral College Count,” January 2021

• New York Magazine, “Police Riot,” by Jimmy Breslin, September 1968

• New York Times, “New Hampshire Primary,” March 1968

• NPR, “Military Victory But Political Defeat: The Tet Offensive 50 Years Later,” January 2018

• New York Times, “Washington: The Qualities of Robert Kennedy,” June 1968

• New York Times, “Enter Mr. Humphrey,” April 1968

• New York Times, “Kennedy Supporters Awaiting a New Candidate,” July 1968

• New York Times, “Sorensen Urges Open Convention,” July 1968

• New York Times, “Week’s U.S. War Dead of 308 Highest of Summer,” August 1968

• The Guardian, “The Whole World Is Watching,” August 2019

• New York Times, “Defeat for Doves on Vietnam Plank Reflects Deep Division Within Democratic Party,” August 1968

Oral Histories:

• Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, Interview with George McGovern

• Miller Center, George McGovern Oral History

• Nixon Library, George McGovern Oral History

• World War II Museum, George McGovern Oral History

Studies:

• Gallup, Iraq Versus Vietnam: A Comparison of Public Opinion, August 2004

• American War Library, Vietnam War Allied Troop Levels 1960-73

• National Archives, Vietnam War U.S. Military Fatal Casualty

• The Century Foundation, The Inclusive Populism of Robert Kennedy, March 2018

• Chicago Study Team, Rights in Conflict, December 1968

Historical speeches, news footage, and other archival tape excerpted in the episode were gathered from:

• Archive of American Television

• Bay Area Television Archive

• CSPAN

• Dakota Wesleyan University

• Internet Archive

• Minnesota Historical Society

• The Miller Center at the University of Virginia

• Vanderbilt Television News Archive

• Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

• YouTube