The Nation: Eagleton: McGovern's Man from Missouri

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In the more formal climes of Washington, D.C., he is regarded as a strong opponent of the war and Pentagon overspending, and has helped press for stiff -er environmental and consumer protection. Now 42, Eagleton has two children, Terry, 13, and Christin, 9, and a wife who figures to be an effective as well as a decorative addition to the campaign. When he was elected to the Senate, Eagleton announced: "I want to be regarded as a great United States Senator. I'd like to be re-elected three terms, acquire some seniority, get some good committees and hear James Reston or David Brinkley say some day, 'He's a pretty good Senator. He works hard at it.' " Now his ambition is that some day someone will say he is a pretty good Vice President.