A liberal, antiwar California congressman, he had defeated Shirley Temple Black in a special election before launching a long-shot bid for the 1972 G.O.P. nomination.
Pete McCloskey, Republican Who Tried to Unseat Nixon, Is Dead at 96
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A liberal, antiwar California congressman, he had defeated Shirley Temple Black in a special election before launching a long-shot bid for the 1972 G.O.P. nomination.