McGovern Estate Sale Held In South Dakota

An estate sale for some of the possessions of the late U.S. Sen. George McGovern was held over the weekend at his home in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

McGovern estate sale held

Hundreds of people attended the estate sale, which featured the three-time presidential hopeful's furniture, campaign material, books, artwork and other personal items, including those owned by McGovern's wife Eleanor, who passed away in 2007.

McGovern, one of the most-outspoken voices for liberalism and against the Vietnam War, died last October 21st at age 90.

Daughter Ann McGovern said the family decided to hold an estate sale over an auction to allow those with some connection with them to buy the items.

"What we're hoping is that a significant number of these things will either go to people we either know or have some connection with, and my parents collected a fair amount of art and some really nice pieces over the years, and to see them sort of sold at an auction or something where everybody is trying to get a bargain so they can resell it would be pretty distressing for us," Ann told the Associated Press.

Money raised during the sale will go to McGovern's daughters while the proceeds from McGovern’s book, "An American Journey," will be donated to the Feeding South Dakota, a hunger relief organization which McGovern championed.