Humphrey Conceeds (1968 Election)

[WilliamDRowlett]

Hubert was an election loser with class unlike Albert Arnold Gore who put the country through pure hell for more than a month in 2000. Hey, Earth to Al Gore, if you'd only won your own home state of TN, you'd have won the election. And you've never won any of the myriad Florida recounts, either.

[brandonWSH]

The WRONG man won in 1968. Humphrey would have been able to do better things for this country then watergate. Sadly the best man or woman doesnt always win in politics.

[larryiloos]

I think Humphrey was a great politician,unfortunately,he had to go up against

two political giants-Kennedy and Nixon

[vccstudents]

Humphrey was unfortunately running on Johnson's Vietnam record.

[loyaldude10]

@vccstudents ---thats y he lost, unfortunately. He would have been a good Pres

[ToaJoe]

Humphrey should have won, he deserved it. The best president that America never had.

[MANKATO311]

Humphrey was a good and decent man.With all the craziness that year it is almost amazing he did as good as he did.,in this election

[GoreFreeTennessee]

HHH served his state and our country well, however he would be rolling over in his grave if he knew Al Franken was in the Senate.

[ryviuz]

@GoreFreeTennessee

i dont think so... Franken is a qualified senators.. check his legislation records.

plus Franken is like Humprey, or Mondale is a progressive,, HHH will endorse Franken if he still live.

[FrsBigeasy]

Even without the Vietnam War or as badly as it went Hubert Humphrey wouldn't of been elected President in 1968 because Lyndon Johnson would've probably been reelected President.

[The6000Sabre]

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall......

[atfatw]

hubert humphrey really sucked he was the worst, most idiotic liberal that ever lived.

he was just a silly teenager who never really grew up just like george bush

Thank goodness he's dead

[bealio721]

How can any intelligent person claim that Humphrey was one of the worst? Perhaps you should read up on Humphrey. America would have been so much better had he been elected. Humphrey-Muskie 68!

1969-1977 Humphrey

1977-1985 Muskie

1985-1993 Hart

1993-2001 Clinton

2001-2009 Gore

2009-2017 Obama

[The6000Sabre]

@bealio727: Don't do drugs!

[bealio721]

I've never done drugs in my life.  My list above is amazing. If it had happened, America wouldn't be on the decline.

[The6000Sabre]

Well if that's the case then you need to get drunk or high.

Richard Nixon in 1968 (should have won in 1960)

Ronald Reagan in 1980

Sarah Palin in 2012

[bealio721]

Sarah Palin?! Oh dear God. It is sad to see that there are so many ignorant Americans. Nixon was a crook and Reagan was a toolbox of the elite.

[The6000Sabre]

And Obama? He's ghettoizing all of America.

[The6000Sabre]

see: 270toWin. com

[PawtucketPatriot66]

LMAO! Had Humphery won, he would have been a one termer. It was all those cocamamie Great Society programs that led to the recessions and inflation in the 1970's The liberals raising taxes would have sunk them, like they did to Carter in 1980.

Gary Hart???? Are you for real?

Obama until 2017? LOL! He may not make it through 2013. The American people are revolting against his polices now. They realize he was a mistake. Plus his the most corrupt administration since Nixon.

[bealio721]

There was also a little thing called the Vietnam War. That had a lot to do with the inflation in the 1970s. America couldn't affor both. I'm a Democrat but Johnson was bad. Humphrey was an amazing man who would have ended the war. And there is nothing wrong with social programs that help the less fortunate in our society.

Gary Hart was amazing. He was Clinton before Clinton was Clinton.

Obama is doing the best in a rough situation. Republican deregulation brought about the recession.

[The6000Sabre]

Humphrey would end the war? But Nixon did.

In 1460 days. That's sooner than Health Care Reform will kick in.

And as for Obama ending the wars in the Middle East???

[marcostar57]

The most corrupt administrations since Nixon have been REAGAN (most indicted & convicted aides & cabinet members), and BUSH.. sorry facts as always contradict right-wing talking points.

[norr4636]

@bealio721 Even though I grew up as a democrat and being African American, we suppose to depend on the Democrats, until I realize the War on Poverty by Lyndon Johnson is still keeping us in the lines with the ppl who are jealous of the rich. I'm no longer on that band wagon.

[etienne818]

HHH was a thoroughly decent man who came from very humble beginnings and never forgot it. One of the greatest presidents America never had - people laughed when he mentioned "going home to mow the lawn," but he did return to his longtime abode (in Minnesota) and did just that.

[TennesseeOwnsMyBones]

Exactly... He remains my political hero, this man who once rebutted a friend's question 'maybe you're too nice to be president' with the immortal line: 'a nice guy is what this country needs.' HHH, may he rest in peace.

[etienne818]

Well said!  Thanks!!

[Outlaw1257]

Unfortunately, Jimmy Carter was, IMHO, the most morally upright, decent man to occupy The WhiteHouse during my lifetime. Unfortunately, in some ways, that element of decency rendered him largely ineffective as President.

I don't believe that Humphrey, a very decent man by even his staunchest opponent's standards, could have prevailed over the political machinery that drove LBJ's administration; for that reason, despite his passionate beliefs, I doubt he could have extricated us from Vietnam.

[antbanks35]

According to Lyndon Larouche, things went downhill for the United States once Nixon was elected President.

[bealio721]

Even though Lyndon Larouche is a radical, he's right. Nixon's election ushered in a Republican realignment. From 1933-1969, Democrats won 7 victories. From 1969-2009, Republicans won 7 victories. But now, the Democratic Party is the majority party until 2045. Happy Days Are Here Again!

[glennmillerfan]

I Agree With You,But Sadly The Republican Talk Show Hosts Such As Sean Hannity Are Using Covert Racism And Lies To Bring Obama Down And To Bring The Warmongering Dummy Sarah Palin To The Oval Office To Fulfill Their Agenda Of More Tax Cuts For The Rich And Her Own Personal Goal,War With Russia.If Hubert Humphrey Were Elected,He Would Have Probably Been The Greatest President In U.S. History

[norr4636]

@bealio721 Don't count on him winning a second term....Once the democratic party loses the House and Senate, he would be rendered impotent..

[CommissionerBele]

@norr4636 You think the Democrats are going to lose the House and the Senate in 2010? Oh dear. If anything, we will just lose our gains in 2008 (maybe a little more in the House).

[norr4636]

@CommissionerBele Overrall the Progressives are not motivated like '08...Conservatives and Independents who lean Right are excited to get to the polls in November

[corydwalker]

@antbanks35 Very true. His disrespect for the office and overabuse of his powers is what caused Americans to deeply resent "politicians" and distrust everything that has ever come out of their mouths since. Even the good ones are overlooked. If HHH had been elected, this country would have been in a much better condition; nothing perfect, but much better. No more Vietnam, no Watergate, no pardoning of a criminal.

[slumpyb]

An amazing speech, especially the last part. He made that up on the spot, not 1 er or um...not many people could do that...with that kind of dignity as well.

[ComplexKid441]

Decent guy, guess it just wasn't his year.

[michaelHda]

LBJ drug Humphery down, and the democratic convention didn't help either....

[airdriver]

Neither did Humphrey's support of the Viet-Nam War until he changed his tune at the last minute.

[michaelHda]

True. Too bad Humphrey didn't become his own man after he recieved the nomination. Wallace taking away the South were the coffin nails...

[airdriver]

If Wallace wouldn't have run the South would have wound up going with Nixon.

[WilliamRowlett]

My parents intensely disliked Humphrey. I was only 7 years old in 1968 so I only listened to them. 40 years later, I can objectively say that Humphrey was an honorable man although I disagree with his New Deal/Great Society politics. Thanks for posting this history.

[bealio721]

This was the beginning of the end.

[greeniem]

Thanks for posting this wonderous footage.

[Pforever]

This was truly a great man. It is such a tragedy that he wasn't able to make his mark as President of the United States.

[TennesseeOwnsMyBones]

Hubert H. Humphrey was a political giant and a man of great compassion. If only he would have captured the presidency in 1968...