[chambers brothers Time Has Come Today plays] Time Has Come Today all Strike Strike Strike young hearts can go their way the students push forward and the Police Push back. Cant put it off another day thats what the cops did. I dont care what others say dr. Martin Luther King Jr. , assassinated in memphis, tennessee. Time has come Today Senator Robert Francis Kennedy was 42 years old. The enemy is no longer closer to victory. Oh, the rules have changed today we demonstrate against the war in vietnam. Have no place to stay the number of men killed last week in vietnam was the highest this summer. They are running an allwhite Political Party in 1968. My tears have come and gone we all need george c. Wallace for our President Of The United States. Hey i have no Home Vote Republican in november. The Peace Groups are demanding permission to march on Convention Hall. These cops here are tough. Theyd kill you with a smile. Time as long as i am mayor of this town, there will be Law And Order i
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.
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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
Young hearts can go that way. The students pushed forward and the police pushed back. Dr. Martin luther king jr. Assassinated. Senator Robert Francis kennedy was 42 years old. We demonstrate against the war in vietnam. Hundreds of men killed last week in vietnam was the highest this summer. They are running an all White Political Party in 1968. We all need george c. Wallace for our president of the United States. Vote republican in november. The peace groups are demanding permission to march on Convention Hall. These cops here are tough. Theyll kill you with a maul. As long as i am mayor of this town, there will be law and order in chicago. This is the moment of truth for the Democratic Party. Tuesday night, i spent my evening at senator kennedys Campaign Headquarters to celebrate his victory in california. Tuesday night, i was in ecstasy with joy. Wednesday morning, sorrow. And this morning, utter despair because now im lost. Im desperate. And i dont know where were going from here. B