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The 1972 Democratic National Convention was the presidential nominating convention of the Democratic Party for the 1972 presidential election. It was held at Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida, on July 10–13, 1972.

Yvonne Braithwaite Burke was vice-chair, becoming the first African American and the first woman of color to hold that position.

The convention nominated Senator George McGovern of South Dakota for president and Senator Thomas Eagleton of Missouri for vice president. Eagleton withdrew from the race just 19 days later after it was said that he had previously undergone mental health treatment. He was replaced on the ballot by Sargent Shriver of Maryland, a Kennedy in-law.

Images for kids

View of the convention floor
The Miami Beach Convention Center (shown here in 2011) was the site of the 1972 Democratic National Convention
View of the convention in action.
Former Senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota
Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts
Senator George McGovern of South Dakota
Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota
Senator Henry M. Jackson of Washington state
Representative Shirley Chisholm of New York
Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine
Governor George Wallace of Alabama
President of Duke University Terry Sanford of North Carolina
Representative Wilbur Mills of Arkansas

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