Eagleton FBI

AP News - 1145 days ago
Eagleton FBI
In this Aug. 1, 1972, file photo Sen. Thomas Eagleton reacts while listening to presidential hopeful Sen. George McGovern's announcement that Eagleton is stepping aside as his vice-presidential running mate during a news conference in Washington. A newspaper review of more than 1,000 pages of internal FBI documents on Eagleton found no evidence that the agency leaked information about his treatment for depression, a revelation that ended his vice presidential campaign. The public disclosure of his mental illness and shock therapy forced him to withdraw as Democrat George McGovern's running mate in 1972. Some questioned whether the FBI, which had kept tabs on Eagleton since the 1950s, had shared his medical information to the media or others. (AP Photo)