Editing Eugene McCarthy (section)

==Publishing==
After leaving the Senate in 1971, McCarthy became a senior editor at [[Harcourt Trade Publishers|Harcourt Brace Jovanovich]] Publishing and a [[print syndication|syndicated]] newspaper columnist.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00909.xml|title = Eugene J. McCarthy: An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society|website = [[Minnesota Historical Society]]|accessdate = April 3, 2022}}</ref> In the 1960s he began writing poetry, and his increased political prominence led to increased interest in his work. "If any of you are secret poets, the best way to break into print is to run for the presidency", he wrote in 1968.<ref name="telegraph.co.uk" /> He published a collection of poetry in 1997, ''Cool Reflections: Poetry For The Who, What, When, Where and Especially Why of It All'' ({{ISBN|1-57553-595-5}}).