Remembering George McGovern -- share your stories

Providence Journal files/Michael J.B. Kelly

Presidential hopeful George McGovern addresses the rally on Westminster Mall in Providence, August, 1972.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The death of George McGovern today, a three-time presidential candidate and liberal South Dakota Democrat, who lost the 1972 presidential bid to Richard Nixon, has sparked some readers to comment on McGovern's connection to Rhode Island.

We're asking readers who either worked for the McGovern campaign or have memories of meeting the senator or attending his rallies in the Ocean State, to e-mail us at news@providencejournal.com with some of your experiences. We may use them and contact you for a story.