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Standing in shirtsleeves at his paper cluttered desk, Senator Thomas F. Eagleton (D-Mo) managed a smile as two reporters entered his office. Two youthful bellbortom-cald aides, followed and took seats directly behind the interviewers...
...Eagleton appeared tired and worn. The exuberant smile of Miami Beach was gone--it was replaced by a forced upturning of the mouth. His deeply set eyes held a dour, almost mournful image, and his face was noticable taut and lacking in expression...
...Thomas Eagleton has become a figure in history, the martyr of election "72, and while publicly he is wearing such a title with dignity and strength, it was obvious that the events of the last two months had had a profound effect on the character the junior Senator from Missouri. When he was asked how his recent vacation had been, he repiled, "Fine, Now let's get going...
...Eagleton propped his feet up on his desk and took a sip of ice coffee. An imposing picture of his father, the late Mark D. Eagleton, cast an imposing eye upon the Senator as he spoke of his youth and ventual career in politics...
...Eagleton graduate from Amherst College in 1950 and entered Harvard Law School later that year. He recalled that though he was a strong supporter of Stevenson in 1952. Stevenson's supporters were unstructured and disorganized, yet loyal and enthusiastic. There was no organized activity per se, so I can't say that I took any active political role at Harvard...