Want to say hello you recognize somebody else in the room thats the place to do that. If you have a question at any time during this evening you will see below our speakers here at the ask a question button simply tap on the button at any point when a question occurs to you you can type in that question you are not disturbing anybody else. Another interesting part of the ask a question button you can look and see what other people have asked. Finally, one other button here thats important to us that the book stall it says by the book here. Click on that and in the evening or after the event is over thats a button you can click that takes you right to our website where you can purchase a copy of chicagos great fire. Big box Stores Like Amazon and target and walmart are all doing really well right now in this pandemic, the places that arent doing so well and struggling are small indie bookstores. We are really grateful to you and your book purchases keeping us able to bring you this free
Stay right there dont move mr. Chairman, my fellow americans, my fellow democrats i proudly accept the nomination of our party [ cheers and applause ] this moment this moment is one of personal pride and gratification. Yet one cant help, but reflect the deep sadness that we feel over the troubles and the violence which have erupted, regrettably and tragically in the streets of this great city and for the personal injuries which have occurred. [ applause ]. Thats Hubert Humphrey accepting the 1968 nomination for president at chicagos Conrad Hilton hotel where the democrat his gathered for their convention in the midst of the vietnam war while thousands of angry protesters demonstrated outside. Hubert humphrey, longtime, minnesota senator and unsuccessful candidate is the focus of this weeks Contenders Program. We are live from minnesotas history center. Nick collette is the document ari documentarian of Hubert Humphreys life and the tumultuous year of 1968. I want you to set the stage f
President ial election. Lets start with chicago. This last summer was the 50th anniversary of the Democratic National convention in chicago. I dont know if any of you saw, there was a couple of specials. We have some of footage that is pretty shocking for people to see nowadays. Before 1972, most of the delegates to both conventions were elected through back channels, small party conventions. In 1968, 73 of democratic delegates through the convention had been elected this way. Less than 25 were elected in the way we normally do it. President Lyndon Johnson took himself out of the race. He was not up for reelection in 1960 eight. This initiated a freefall in the Democratic Party between a number of candidates. One of which, who was very popular, was unfortunately dead by august of 1968. That was robert kennedy. He had been a unifying candidate for many people in the party. He was assassinated in june of 1968. That is one thing that is lying behind the convention in august of 1968. The k
Pandemic. Small businesses owned by people of color are most at risk of being wiped out. As a japanese american im concerned about Small Businesses facing eviction in japan town. If these businesses fail, it opens the door to property being sold to developers. They may transform the property and change the charter of japan town, similar to what happened to the International Hotel property in malil a town where the hilton hotel now stands. Please support these ordinance to give Small Businesses a fighting chance to survive and preserve our communities of color. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Great timing. Thank you. Operations, lets hear from the next caller, please. Hello caller . If you press star 3 and you have are unmuted start speaking lets see if thats you. Well go bax to the next person. Can you hear me now . Yes, welcome. Very quickly, im following gill, marina and the atu local 1575 president and Mary Travis Allen and happy to be in that group. I note the unfortunate p
Targeting civilians in the fight for nagorno karabakh. Protests against Police Brutality in chile after an officer was accused of throwing a teenage boy from a bridge. My. Fellow donald trump has briefly left the hospital where hes being treated for a coronavirus to do a drive by for hundreds of his supporters who were gathered outside the u. S. President to a scene waving to crowds from a motorcade that did a lot of the streets directly outside the Walter Reed Military Medical Center minutes prior to his trip outside he posted a new video on twitter saying he now understands covert 19 having experienced it firsthand. Were getting great reports from the doctors this is an incredible hospital well to read the work they do is just absolutely amazing and i want to thank all the nurses the doctors everybody here ive also got to meet some of the soldiers and the 1st responders and what a group i also think were going to pay a little surprise to some of the great patriots that we have out on