bill: as we mourn the passing of reverend graham we get an exclusive look between him and president richard nixon. the nixon library has given america newsroom a never before scene letter where he encourages him to run in 1968. part of the letter includes, the latter part of january, 1968, mr. nixon sent me a telegram that on that day he was announcing the new hampshire primary and wanted me to know my influence had been a decisive factor in his decision. in the july 1968 issue of good housekeeping he is quoted as saying, billy graham the evangelist was in florida and we took long walks on the beach talking. in the end i decided if they wa wanted me it would be worth all the hell. billy graham had a lot of to do
there were times it felt like he had a shot, and that he was going to win. that was never more true than this one day in late july, 1968, when he filled up fenway park in boston. that day at fenway, gene mccarthy broke every candidate expectation for either party. 40,000 people came there to see him. that hot july day, 1968. we have been talking about freedom for nearly 200 years. every now and then the people will manifest it. and this is the year of manifestations. gene mccarthy, like i said he did not win. but 45,000 people turning out to see him on a summer night when he was still trying to get the
and gene mccarthy did not win the office, not even the nomination that year despite my mom s best efforts. but his campaign at times was like a lightning bolt in u.s. politics, particularly for young people who were really opposed to the war at the time. there were times it felt like he had a shot, and that he was going to win. that was never more true than this one day in late july, 1968, when he filled up fenway park in boston. that day at fenway, gene mccarthy broke every candidate expectation for either party. 45,000 people came there to see him. that hot july day, 1968. we have been talking about freedom for nearly 200 years. every now and then the people will manifest it. and this is the year of manifestations. gene mccarthy, like i said he did not win.
nomination that year despite my mom s best efforts. but his campaign at times was like a lightning bolt in u.s. politics, particularly for young people who were really opposed to the war at the time. there were times it felt like he had a shot, and that he was going to win. that was never more true than this one day in late july, 1968, when he filled up fenway park in boston. that day at fenway, gene mccarthy broke every candidate expectation for either party. 40,000 people came there to see him. that hot july day, 1968. we have been talking about freedom for nearly 200 years. every now and then the people will manifest it. and this is the year of