The 1968 Democratic National Convention was held August 26–29 at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Earlier that year incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson had announc
Humphrey and Muskie together at the Democratic National Convention
Senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota (1959-1971)
Senator Robert F. Kennedy of New York (1965-1968) (assassinated)
Senator George McGovern of South Dakota (1963-1981)
Richard J. Daley
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Richard Joseph Daley was an American politician who served as the mayor of Chicago from 1955, and the chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party from 1953, until his death. He has been called "the l
1968 Democratic National Convention
…and confrontational political conventions in American history, and became notorious for the televised heavy-handed police tactics of the host, Mayor Richard J. Daley of Chicago. The most contentious issues were the continuing American military involvement in the Vietnam War, and expanding the right to vote to draft-age…
Daley in 1962
official portrait, circa 1937
11th Ward Democratic committee office, Bridgeport, Chicago
Daley with President Kennedy in 1962