In the space of a few weeks, Dean became the antiwar candidate, the new Gene McCarthy.
The dinner was a heady experience for me, especially since I kept my feet on the ground in Gene McCarthy's shoes.
Duffey was running as the peace candidate, aided primarily by the people who had made a good showing for Gene McCarthy two years earlier.
The coolest thing about Gene McCarthy's job is getting to tell people what it is.
"It all began with Gene McCarthy's willingness to stand alone and turn the tide of history," Mr. Clinton said.
And Gene McCarthy's ultimate defeat also provided many of us with our first real taste of bitter disappointment.
Gene McCarthy had stood on that shell and spoken with his customary wry eloquence for a solid twenty minutes.
I'm here because I'd like to talk to you about the war in Vietnam - and about Gene McCarthy.
He had just heard of his victory over Gene McCarthy in California.
I had written speeches for Gene McCarthy, so I knew the arena.