Break watergate break in. We will talk about the 1968 president ial election. The Democratic National convention. Lets start with chicago. This last summer was the 50th anniversary of the Democratic National convention in chicago. I do not know if any of you saw any of the specials. We have some footage that is pretty shocking for people to see nowadays. Before 1972, there were very few primaries. Most of the delegates to both conventions were elected through back channels and small party conventions. Back when meetings across various politicians. In 1968 73 of democratic delegates to the convention had been elected this way so less than 25 were elected in a way that we normally do it now. President Lyndon Johnson had taken himself out of the race. He was not up for reelection in 1968 which initiated a freeforall in the Democratic Party between a number of candidates. One of which was popular was unfortunately a dead by august 68 who was robert kennedy. He was a unifying candidate for
Frankly. It didnt feel like enough week per stocks, not with the flair ups but it was. After todays strong rally, all three of the broad market barometers, the dow, s p 500 finished the week in the black and for the dow and s p today was the best performance in five months. The dow closing near the highs of the session up 185 points, nasdaq higher by 36 and the s p 500 rallied 22. For the week, each of the big three were up at least a third of 1 . Investors gobbled up stocks unworried about a broken seize fire in the israel gaza conflict and u. S. Air strikes against muslim extremists in iraq but the real catalyst for todays really were reports out of russia that tensions may be easing between it and ukraine. Here is michelle cabrera. Reporter the market rallied in the early afternoon when a Russian News Agency reported russia was ending the military war games on the boarder of ukraine. It caused a relief rally because throughout the week, expectations increased that russia might invad
Frankly. It didnt feel like enough week per stocks, not with the flair ups but it was. After todays strong rally, all three of the broad market barometers, the dow, s p 500 finished the week in the black and for the dow and s p today was the best performance in five months. The dow closing near the highs of the session up 185 points, nasdaq higher by 36 and the s p 500 rallied 22. For the week, each of the big three were up at least a third of 1 . Investors gobbled up stocks unworried about a broken seize fire in the israel gaza conflict and u. S. Air strikes against muslim extremists in iraq but the real catalyst for todays really were reports out of russia that tensions may be easing between it and ukraine. Here is michelle cabrera. Reporter the market rallied in the early afternoon when a Russian News Agency reported russia was ending the military war games on the boarder of ukraine. It caused a relief rally because throughout the week, expectations increased that russia might invad
Frankly. It didnt feel like enough week per stocks, not with the flair ups but it was. After todays strong rally, all three of the broad market barometers, the dow, s p 500 finished the week in the black and for the dow and s p today was the best performance in five months. The dow closing near the highs of the session up 185 points, nasdaq higher by 36 and the s p 500 rallied 22. For the week, each of the big three were up at least a third of 1 . Investors gobbled up stocks unworried about a broken seize fire in the israel gaza conflict and u. S. Air strikes against muslim extremists in iraq but the real catalyst for todays really were reports out of russia that tensions may be easing between it and ukraine. Here is michelle cabrera. Reporter the market rallied in the early afternoon when a Russian News Agency reported russia was ending the military war games on the boarder of ukraine. It caused a relief rally because throughout the week, expectations increased that russia might invad
Frankly. It didnt feel like enough week per stocks, not with the flair ups but it was. After todays strong rally, all three of the broad market barometers, the dow, s p 500 finished the week in the black and for the dow and s p today was the best performance in five months. The dow closing near the highs of the session up 185 points, nasdaq higher by 36 and the s p 500 rallied 22. For the week, each of the big three were up at least a third of 1 . Investors gobbled up stocks unworried about a broken seize fire in the israel gaza conflict and u. S. Air strikes against muslim extremists in iraq but the real catalyst for todays really were reports out of russia that tensions may be easing between it and ukraine. Here is michelle cabrera. Reporter the market rallied in the early afternoon when a Russian News Agency reported russia was ending the military war games on the boarder of ukraine. It caused a relief rally because throughout the week, expectations increased that russia might invad