That's when George McGovern defeated Hubert Humphrey in early June and basically won the nomination that year.

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Other acts at the festival on Friday are jazz legends Humphrey Lyttelton and George Melly, while an eagerly anticipated concert by Brit award nominee Amy Winehouse is set for Saturday night.

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Humphrey and third-party candidate George C.

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Taking another sabbatical from touring, Lightfoot became pub landlord of the Three Horseshoes in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, in 1978, where he promoted jazz and presented musicians including Humphrey Lyttelton, Chris Barber, and George Melly.

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Of course, George McGovern won the nomination that year, but Hubert Humphrey, the former mayor of Minneapolis.

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