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The 1968 Democratic National Convention was held August 26–29 at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Earlier that year incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson had announced he would not seek reelection, thus making the purpose of the convention to select a new presidential nominee for the Democratic Party. [1]
The Democratic Party had already begun to split between anti-war "doves" and pro-war "hawks," and the Republican Party gained dozens of seats in Congress. As opposition grew in 1967, anti-war Democrats led by Allard Lowenstein and Curtis Gans formed the Dump Johnson movement , which sought to challenge the President's re-election.
(1948 States' Rights Democratic platform) [11] 11 [1972] Eagleton withdrew his candidacy after the convention and was replaced by Sargent Shriver of Maryland . 12 [2016] Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida was intended to be the Temporary Chair, but was substituted for Stephanie Rawlings-Blake by the Democratic National Committee in the wake of ...
1968 United States presidential election in California [6] Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes Republican: Richard Nixon: 3,467,664: 47.82%: 40: Democratic: Hubert Humphrey: 3,244,318 44.74% 0 American Independent: George Wallace: 487,270 6.72% 0 Peace and Freedom: Eldridge Cleaver: 27,707 0.38% 0 No party: Eugene McCarthy 20,721 0 ...
The turmoil we’re seeing brings back memories of the widespread student protests of 1968 — a comparison that won’t be lost given that the Democratic National Convention this year will take ...
He also famously was roughed up during the 1968 Democratic National … Dan Rather Looks Back at Turbulent 1968 Democratic Convention, Says Biden-Harris Switch Was ‘Almost Anticlimactic’ in ...
The 2012 Democratic Party platform endorses maintaining commitment to Israel's security, claiming a strong and secure Israel is vital because of strategic interests and common values, the Obama administration providing nearly $10 billion to Israel in the past three years, military support for Israel, such as the Iron Dome system, the Egypt ...
Four days before the Democratic National Convention opens in Chicago, the party's proposed platform names the wrong candidate for president. The Democratic platform — essentially a document ...