Tag Archives: Hubert Humphrey

Salon: Timothy Denevi- Hunter S. Thompson in Chicago, 1968: ‘The Battle For The Democratic Party’s Soul’

Source:The New Democrat If 1967 was the summer of love, then 1968 was the summer of discontentment, revolution, upheaval, whatever other big words that you prefer to voice a national unhappiness with the country and how things were going. It … Continue reading

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CBS Evening News: Ohio 1972 Presidential Democratic Primary

Source:The New Democrat  The Democratic Party didn’t have a traditional frontrunner for president in 1972. They were out of the White House and even though Hubert Humphrey who was their nominee for president in 1968 was still running for president … Continue reading

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Mitch: Chicago 1968: The Democratic Convention

. Source:FreeState MD 1968 is when the Democratic Party changed and no longer became a Northeastern progressive party with a Southern coalition. Made up of people who basically make up the Religious-Right and Neoconservative wing of the Republican Party today. … Continue reading

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CBS News: Face The Nation With Bob Schieffer: The Confident Defeat That Wasn’t

Source: The Daily Journal The fact is there wasn’t any Democrat who could even beat President Nixon in 1972, or even give him a tough race, was because of the disarray in the Democratic Party between it’s center-Left and Far-Left. … Continue reading

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Serge LeMans: Primary (1960)

. Source:The Daily Press The 1960s elections especially the presidential election between Senator John Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon, were fascinating for several reasons. But it was a fascinating election season before Jack Kennedy and Dick Nixon won their … Continue reading

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British Pathe: ‘Presidential Fever- Sweeps The Nation: 4/10/1960’

  Source:The Daily Journal  “Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Washington DC, USA. Cut story with American commentary. Milwaukee. MS.CU. Democratic candidate John F. Kennedy (later President Kennedy). MS.CU.Senator Hubert Humphrey seated at desk. LS.Street in Milwaukee. MS. Posters on wall, one of … Continue reading

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ABC Evening News: March 1972: Campaign News

Source: The Daily Journal One way to sum up the 1972 Democratic presidential primaries, is to say it went to the guy who was damaged the least. And not to the best candidate, because there was really never any real … Continue reading

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It’s Time For a Change: Hubert Humphrey 1968 Political TV Ad: What Has Richard Nixon Done For You?

Source: The Daily Journal Hubert Humphrey running as the Washington insider in 1968. What Have You Done For me Lately? Which is a Janet Jackson song, but that could also be the title for this political commercial in 1968. Hubert … Continue reading

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Passionate Patriots: 1968 DNC Nightmare in Chicago

. Source:FRS FreeState The Democratic Party cost themselves the presidential election of 1968 and a chance to win the White House for a third straight time and 8-10 presidential elections, going back to 1932 with FDR. To go along with … Continue reading

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