History tv. Every weekend on cspan3 explore our nations past. Cspan3, created by americas Cable Television companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. [shouting] mr. Chairman, my fellow 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 cannot 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. Thats Hubert Humphrey accepting the 1968 democratic nomination for president where the democrats had gathered for their convention in the midst of the vietnam war while thousands of protesters demonstrated outside. He was unsuccessful for president in 1968 and hes the focus of this weeks Contenders Program. Were live from minnesotas History Center.
We break away from this portion of washington journal to fill our longtime commitment to bring you live Senate Coverage. Follow this at cspan. Org, senate gasoline and next coming up shortly. Senator Tammy Baldwin will deliver the annual reading of washingtons farewell address. After that the senate will debate the nomination of Robert Malloy to be a district judge for the Virgin Islands with the vote to limit debate on the nomination is scheduled for later this afternoon. Live Senate Coverage is here on cspan2. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, the center of our joy, make us your captives so that we may live liberated lives. Provide our senators with the spiritual, mental, social and physical revitalization they need just for today. May they place their trust in you and experience your profound peace. Grant that they will relinquish their worries to you, as they permit your perfect love to cast out every fear. Lord, show them your redemptive purposes in every problem they must so
Well, for the next several weeks here on American History, well be looking back at speeches that defined a president and c. Youll hear americas chief executives make their case to the American Public and to International Audiences from George Washingtons farewell address in 1796 to Barack Obamas 2015. Charleston, south carolina, speech at mother emanuel ame church. Well start this week with george washington, his famous 1796 farewell address was actually a public letter announcing his retirement. It was first read aloud on the senate floor, the civil war, and has an annual tradition in that body since 1896. Well hear now from a republican and a democrat reading George Washingtons 1796 farewell address. Friends, fellow citizens, the period for a new election of a citizen to administer the executive of government of the United States being not far distant. And the time actually arrived when your thoughts must be employed in designee aiding the person who is to be clothed with that import
Well, for the next several weeks here on American History, well be looking back at speeches that defined a president and c. Youll hear americas chief executives make their case to the American Public and to International Audiences from George Washingtons farewell address in 1796 to Barack Obamas 2015. Charleston, south carolina, speech at mother emanuel ame church. Well start this week with george washington, his famous 1796 farewell address was actually a public letter announcing his retirement. It was first read aloud on the senate floor, the civil war, and has an annual tradition in that body since 1896. Well hear now from a republican and a democrat reading George Washingtons 1796 farewell address. Friends, fellow citizens, the period for a new election of a citizen to administer the executive of government of the United States being not far distant. And the time actually arrived when your thoughts must be employed in designee aiding the person who is to be clothed with that import
Well, for the next several weeks here on American History, well be looking back at speeches that defined a president and c. Youll hear americas chief executives make their case to the American Public and to International Audiences from George Washingtons farewell address in 1796 to Barack Obamas 2015. Charleston, south carolina, speech at mother emanuel ame church. Well start this week with george washington, his famous 1796 farewell address was actually a public letter announcing his retirement. It was first read aloud on the senate floor, the civil war, and has an annual tradition in that body since 1896. Well hear now from a republican and a democrat reading George Washingtons 1796 farewell address. Friends, fellow citizens, the period for a new election of a citizen to administer the executive of government of the United States being not far distant. And the time actually arrived when your thoughts must be employed in designee aiding the person who is to be clothed with that import