George McGovern lunched with McGovern after the senator 's failed presidential bid . He says George McGovern wondered then whether his campaign had seemed doomed to reporters . He says some called McGovern soft , but he was a valorous WW II combat pilot ; also a good guy . Greene : McGovern was surrounded by home , friendship when he died a year .
Bob Greene lunched with George McGovern after the senator 's failed presidential bid . He says McGovern wondered then whether his campaign had seemed doomed to reporters . He says some called McGovern soft , but he was a valorous WW II combat pilot ; also a good guy . Greene : McGovern was surrounded by home , friendship when he died Sunday .