The View from Rappahannock II by Eugene J. McCarthy

by Eugene J. McCarthy

Essays on Life Beyond the Beltway (i.e., actual) from rural anywhere (actually, western Virginia); sometimes funny, always pithy observations on the ways we might wish to live draw from the folk who already (and have always) live that way.

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First published June 1, 1989

About the author

Eugene Joseph "Gene" McCarthy was an American politician, poet & a long-time member of the Congress from Minnesota. He served in the House from 1949 to 1959 & the Senate from 1959 to 1971.
In the 1968 presidential election, McCarthy was the first candidate to challenge incumbent Lyndon B. Johnson for the Democratic nomination for president, running on an anti-Vietnam War platform. The unexpected vote total he achieved in the New Hampshire primary led Johnson to withdraw from the race & lured Robert F. Kennedy into the contest. He would unsuccessfully seek the presidency five times altogether.