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Stay right there dont 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 cant 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 ]. Thats Hubert Humphrey accepting the 1968 nomination for president at chicagos 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 weeks Contenders Program. We are ....
And from con vi tribuplease lawrence odonnell, back to the program. Host of the msnbc the last word worked inside the beltway and behind the scenes of hollywood including as a writer for the west wing. His latest text is called, playing with fire. The 1968 election and the transformation of american politics, lawrence odonnell, good to have you on the west coast and on our program. My friend. So good to be in the studio with you. Usually, youre coming on my show. And you i am in new york doing it on satellite from here. And we always get the tavis smiley bump in the ratings, what we are going for. Never in the same room. Sure my ratings will bump that you are on tonight. Let me start with, that, since you went there, what is it like being on that network covering this moment in our nations history . Awe up a it is a completely changed job. There used to be, you know, a section of the day, good three hours of the day where you were trying to figure out w what you would cover in an hour ....
And from con vi tribuplease lawrence odonnell, back to the program. Host of the msnbc the last word worked inside the beltway and behind the scenes of hollywood including as a writer for the west wing. His latest text is called, playing with fire. The 1968 election and the transformation of american politics, lawrence odonnell, good to have you on the west coast and on our program. My friend. So good to be in the studio with you. Usually, youre coming on my show. And you i am in new york doing it on satellite from here. And we always get the tavis smiley bump in the ratings, what we are going for. Never in the same room. Sure my ratings will bump that you are on tonight. Let me start with, that, since you went there, what is it like being on that network covering this moment in our nations history . Awe up a it is a completely changed job. There used to be, you know, a section of the day, good three hours of the day where you were trying to figure out what you would cover in an hour of ....