Eugene McCarthy
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Eugene Joseph McCarthy was an American politician, writer, and academic who represented Minnesota in both houses of the United States Congress for over 22 years, first in the U.S. House of Representat
1964 portrait
McCarthy with President John F. Kennedy
Portrait of McCarthy, c. 1965
Campaign poster
Hubert Humphrey
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Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. was an American politician who served from 1965 to 1969 as the 38th vice president of the United States. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing Minnesota
Eugene McCarthy
…bind delegates to their primary results. After Kennedy's assassination, his delegates became uncommitted, with most ultimately backing Vice President Hubert Humphrey, who had not actively campaigned in the primaries. He had entered the primaries in April 1968 and was the preferred candidate of President Johnson…
Official portrait, 1965
Humphrey practicing pharmacy in his father's drugstore
Humphrey at the 1948 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
Vice President-elect Humphrey alongside Coretta Scott King and civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1964.