Eagleton, andor my fellow citizens, i am happy to join you for this benediction service. Iday sunrise [applause] i assume that everyone here is impressed with my control of this convention in that my choice for Vice President was challenged by only 39 other nominees. [applause] but i think we learned from watching the republicans four years ago as they selected their less president ial nominee their Vice President ial nominee that it pays to take a little more time. [applause] i can tell you that eleanor is very grateful that the oregon delegation at least cap her in the race with martha mitchell. You on yourulate respects and i pay my to those two superb presiding officers of this convention, larry obrien and Yvonne Braithwaite burke. [applause] tonight, i accept your nomination with a full and grateful heart. [applause] afternoon, i crossed the wide missouri to recommend a running mate of wide vision and deep compassion, senator tom eagleton. [applause] i am proud to have him at my s
[applause] i assume that everyone here is impressed with my control of this convention in that my choice for Vice President was challenged by only 39 other nominees. [laughter] [applause] i think we learned from watching the republicans four years ago as a selected their Vice President al nominee that it pays to take a little more time. [applause] and i can tell you that eleanor is very grateful that the oregon delegation at least kept her in the race with martha mitchell. [applause] so i congratulate you on your patience and i pay my respects to those two superb presiding officers of this convention, larry obrien and Yvonne Braithwaite burke. [applause] so tonight i accept your nomination with a full and grateful heart. [cheers] this afternoon i crossed the wide missouri to recommend a running mate of wide vision and deep compassion, senator tom eagleton. [cheers] [applause] im proud to have him at my side, and im proud to have been introduced a moment ago by one of the most eloquent
I assume that everyone here is impressed with my control of this convention and that my choice for Vice President was challenged by only 39 other nominees. [laughter] but i think we learned from watching the republicans four years ago as they selected their Vice President that it pays to take a little more time. [applause] and i can tell you that eleanor is very grateful that the oregon grateful that the oregon delegation at least kept her in the race with martha mitchell. [applause] i congratulate you on your patience and i pay my respects to those two superb presiding officers of this convention larry obrien and the bond breakaway bird. Bird. On [applause] tonight, accept your nomination with a full and grateful hearts. Heart. [applause] the afternoon, i crossed wide missouri to recommend a running mate of wide vision and compassion, senator tom eagleton. [applause] at my sideo have him and im proud to have been introduced a moment ago by one of the most eloquent and courageous voice
Nixon. Tonight, the candidacy and legacy of George Mcgovern. We are live from the mcgovern museum in mitchell, south dakota. Joining us from there is president ial author scott farris. It was 2 30 when he delivered the acceptance speech in miami. Why . Scott thank you, greta. I think it was because of the structure of the Mcgovern Campaign. He was running against the establishment. So it occurred to senator mcgovern, he was very, very strong on the issue of vietnam. One of the things that has drawn me to writing about senator as one of the most influential who ran for the presidency who was not successful, he went after the vietnam issue. He spoke about that war in ways no president ial candidate had ever spoken about war before. It was language as you heard that was mild compared to what i have heard it was strong , language that unsettled lots of americans and caused them to worry about how he would win the war. It was an insurgent campaign to end the war against the established demo
Beginning at 8 00 p. M. Eastern with cspans the contenders series. Thats followed by archival video of his 1968 president ial campaign and push to get on the california ballot. Also, a tour of the George Wallace collection at the Alabama Department of archives and history, and the discussion of segregation and politics in the 1960s in alabama. Thats friday, beginning at 8 00 p. M. Eastern here on cspan3. And now the contenders, our series on key political figures who ran for president and lost but who nevertheless changed political history. Over the next two hours, we feature former Vice President and minnesota senator Hubert Humphrey, who was the democratic candidate for president in 1968. This program was recorded at the Minnesota History center in st. Paul. This is American History tv on cspan3. Stay right there. [shouting] mr. Chairman, my fellow americans my fellow democrats, mr. Chairman, my fellow americans. My fellow democrats, i proudly accept the nomination of our party. This