Many people in america in 1960, were curious could the g.o.p hold the white house for another 4 year"s?
Walter Cronkite; reports of the winner of the west virgina primary between senator kennedy And Hubert Humphrey have just came in.Snator Humphrey has
just won west virgina, by a very slim margin of vicotory over senator kennedy.
Humphrey 54% Kennedy 33%
That will Givel give the rebulicans another 4 years , An Ex pharmist aginst a sitting vice president. Diary of Robert kennedy. Many people believed senator Humphrey could not defeat Vice President Nixon in 1960, however Humphrey did well in deabte, many people listening to the debates beilieved humphrey did betterthen nixon, in the deabtes, over t.v. it 50 % for humphrey as winner of the debates, 50% for Nixon as winner of the debates.
am very happy to be your choice for president of the united states, senator Humphrey of wisconson says at the 1960 democratic nonmination as he
acecpts his nomination.as the democrats rival against vice president Richard Nixon.
to Balance the ticket Humphrey Picked Senator Lyndon Johnson to be his running mate.1960 Election Results
Vice president
Richard Nixon
William Scrantron
206 electecoral votes
Senator
Hubert Humphrey
Senator Lyndon Baines Johnson
Electoral votes 279
I wish to congralate senator Hubert Huber Humphrey and want to personaly tell him, if I can ever be of assistence to him, he need only call me. Concession speech of Richard Nixon 1960 The First term Of President Hubert Humphrey
During the ole. Miss crisis President Humphrey personally calls Doctor martin luthor king. And tells him he will get a massive civil rights bill ending segergation by 1962 or 1963.
This anger"s many in HUmphrey>s own party and violencestarts to become a reality in many are>s of the country. also Preisdent Humphrey try"s to lessen the tension of the cold war with the u.s.s.r
Many dixicrats had stalled and fillerbusted the civil rights bill. In 1964 president Humphrey would nneeda bigger victory,then the one he recived over vice president Nixon.
Novermber 22. 1963.
Vice President Johnson Visits dallas, texas.
Oh god no! Prersident Humphrey said aloud to himself as he found out , Vice president Johnson hasd been assainated.
President Humphrey told his staff. He did not want to be bothered unless there was a severe emergency.
Many Americans that day watched the television when the funeral of vice president Johnson was broadcast on live TV.
President Humphrey realized he lost a very valuable team player in his administration. Not only that, the civil rights bill was constantly being stalled, by the likes of storm Thurmond. A senator from Carolina.
Hubert took the death of l.b.j very seriuosly. It was big blow to him. Teken from the diary of muriel Humphrey
1964 Elections
President
Hubert Humphrey
Running mate
Albert Gore Senior
Senator tn.
Electoral Vote
335
Senator Barry Goldwater
Margret chase Smith
244 Electoral votes
April 5. 1965 the civil rights Bill of 1965 is passed, despite criticism from sothern dixicrats and
Conservative Republicans. In the 1966 Midterm elections the democrats faced defeat becuase of backlash from the civil rights bill. about by 1967
President Humphrery had pulled advisors out of veitnam. Today The thirty 35th President of the
united states is considered to be one of our greatist presidents ever. Everly year thousands of history
students and historians visit the Huber Humphrety presidential Library.to visit study one of ameraca"s greatist president"s.
#35. Hubert Humphrey
#36. Richard Nixon Resigned
