Episode Bibliography

Books:

• The Liberals’ Moment, by Bruce Miroff, 2007

• Heroes, Hacks, and Fools, by Ted Van Dyk, 2007

• Right from the Start, by Gary Hart, 1973

• The Long Shot, by Gordon Weil, 1973

Articles:

• New York Times, “Credentials Panel Is Split On McGovern Candidacy,” June 1972

• New York Times, “3 Slate Challenges Lost By Reformers,” June 1972

• New York Times, “McGovern Bloc Wins Early Test Over Delegates,” June 1972

• New York Times, “Senator Set Back,” June 1972

• New York Times, “Seating Decisions End 4-Year Drive,” July 1972

• New York Times, “Guidelines, Quotas and the Future,” July 1972

• LGBTQ Nation, “In 1972, Gay People Spoke at the Democratic National Convention For the First Time,” October 2019 (And: The 1972 Gay Rights Platform)

• Washington Post, “The McGovern Course,” August 1972

• New York Times, “McGovern With Tears,” November 1972

• New York Times, “Women, the Convention, and Brown Paper Bags,” by Shirley MacLaine, July 1972

Studies:

• Bruce Miroff, Western Political Science Association, George McGovern and the Fracture in Postwar Liberalism: Studying the 'Big Questions' Through Individual Agents, March 2010

• Bella Abzug, Phyllis Segal and Miriam Kelber, Columbia Human Rights Law Review, Women in the Democratic Party: A Review of Affirmative Action, 1974

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

• Bay Area Television Archive

• Internet Archive

• Penn State University Special Collections

• The Madeline Davis LGBTQ+ Archive

• Vanderbilt Television News Archive

• YouTube