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The 1968 presidential campaign of Hubert Humphrey began when Vice President of the United States Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota decided to seek the Democratic Party nomination for President of the United States following President Lyndon B. Johnson's announcement ending his own bid for the nomination.
May 31, 2024 · United States presidential election of 1968 was an American presidential election held on November 5, 1968, in which Republican Richard M. Nixon defeated Democrat Hubert H. Humphrey.
May 31, 2024 · United States presidential election of 1968 - Vietnam War, Nixon, Humphrey: Humphrey opened his campaign on Labor Day in New York City. He urged Senate ratification of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, chiding Nixon for advocating delay.
Vice President Hubert Humphrey won and secured the Democratic nomination, with Humphrey promising to continue Johnson's war on poverty and to support the civil rights movement.
Vice President Humphrey with President Lyndon Johnson in a Cabinet Room meeting, March 1968. Photo courtesy National Archives and Records Administration. Polls showed voters favoring Humphrey over his rival Democrats.
2 days ago · Hubert Humphrey (born May 27, 1911, Wallace, South Dakota, U.S.—died January 13, 1978, Waverly, Minnesota) was the 38th vice president of the United States (1965–69) in the Democratic administration of Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson and presidential candidate of the Democratic Party in 1968.
Nov 9, 2009 · Hubert H. Humphrey was known for his oratorical skill and his advocacy for civil rights as a U.S. senator from Minnesoa and vice president to Lyndon B. Johnson.
