stay right there! don t 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 can t 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 ] . that s hubert humphrey accepting the 1968 nomination for president at chicago s 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 week s contenders program. we are live from minnesota s history center. nick collette is the document ari documentarian of hubert humphrey s life and the tumultuous year of 1968
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 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] that is neubert humphrey accepting the democratic nomination for president at chicago s conrad hilton hotel, or democrats have gathered for their convention in the midst of the vietnam war while thousands of protesters demonstrated outside. hubert humphrey, longtime senator and unsuccessful candidate for president, is the focus of this week s contenders program. we are live from minnesota s history center. the documentarian of hubert humphrey s life just finished the documentary last year. we are standing in the center of an exhibit about 1968. to
[shouting] mr. chairman, my fellow americans my fellow democrats, i proudly accept the nomination of our party. [applause] this moment, this moment is one of personal pride and gratification. one cannot help but reflect the sadness that we feel over the troubles and the violence which have erupted in the streets of this great city. and for the personal injuries which have occurred. that is hubert humphrey accepting the 1968 democratic nomination for president. the democrats had gathered for the convention in the midst of the vietnam war while thousands of protesters demonstrated outside. hubert humphrey is the focus of this week s program. we are live from minnesota history center. mick caouette is the documentarian of hubert humphrey s life. we are standing in the middle of an exhibit about the tumultuous year of 1968. i want you to set the stage for people. this country was in an uproar about the vietnam war. set the stage. the vietnam war had been going on for 15 yea
. good morning, everyone. we are on cspan. we are also live streaming on the making every vote count facebook page. so i want you all to behave. the electoral college is a disaster for democracy. now, that s not me speaking. that s donald trump. where it was donald trump before he changed his mind a few times. he also said this. i would rather see it where you went with simple votes. you know, you get 100 million votes and somebody else gets 90 million and you win. now i quoted not for irony but because, a, he s right, and, b, his affinity for the popular vote may reflect his instinct that a president who was elected without winning a majority is perhaps not so legitimate. think of all the factors that have contributed to voter s cynicism and alienation of all the measures that we could institute to help restore confidence and democracy. this is the one that can be easily and quickly remedied and have an enormous impact. suddenly, everyone s vote would count the same. truly
undergird us. we want to look at the event that i think most people would agree is the most traumatic event of the last half century of american life, the assassination of jfk. even if we judge september 11 more consequential. at almost 50 years removed, is there anything new to be said about this grim episode? surprisingly there is. jim pearson argues in camelot and the cultural revolution that the trauma of his killing went beyond the nation s grief and outrage and led to the d deformation of our political consensus. it was the catalyst for transformation of liberalism in the 1960 s and should be regarded as a key turning point of the end of america s long liberal tradition and the beginning of a new kind of liberalism that represents a repudiation of the older tradition. whether this older tradition was too brittle because of its predecessors is a matter that the panel will take up. we have david brown and the author of a biography of richard hofstadter. hofstadter is imp