Senator George McGovern (D.-S.D.) announced his candidacy for the 1972 Democratic Presidential Nomination in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on January 18, 1971.
"Today I announce my candidacy for the presidency of the United States. My wife, Eleanor and I have come home to South Dakota to make this announcement because here we shaped our basic political faith; here we were given the opportunity of public service. We are grateful to you for that opportunity and for your faith. We shall conduct this new effort to the honor of South Dakota, the nation, and ourselves."
