ap720713047 Published August 7, 2012 at 624 × 385 in 70s stories in the news: 78-yr-old Tony Disco, Thomas Eagleton affair, recent passings Thomas Eagleton and George McGovern, 1972. (Photo: AP via NPR) Sens. Thomas Eagleton (left) and George McGovern celebrate their candidacy for vice president and president, respectively, at the Democratic National Convention in 1972