Democratic presidential nominee Hubert Humphrey, left, and vice presidential nominee Edmund Muskie wave from the podium at the 1968 Democratic convention. (United States Information Agency, CC0 ...

Kamala Harris is no Hubert Humphrey − how the presumed 2024 Democratic presidential nominee isn’t like the 1968 party candidate Story by Aram Goudsouzian, Bizot Family Professor of History ...

This U.S. Information Agency film chronicled the 1968 presidential campaign. Topics included the first primaries in New Hampshire, the surprise withdrawal of President Lyndon Johnson from the race ...

The parallels between the 1968 presidential race between Richard Nixon and Hubert Humphrey and today’s Trump-Harris battle are remarkably similar.

And Mondale was very close to Humphrey—he co-chaired his 1968 presidential campaign. It was really Mondale who challenged me to go down this rabbit hole that I was not planning to go down.

In an interview with Moyers in 1976, Humphrey looked back on the 1968 convention. “I was heartbroken. It was the moment in my life … and all at once it was in total disarray,” he recalled.

Richard M. Nixon’s 1968 presidential campaign TV ads were even more ferocious. The candidate had rebranded himself as the “New Nixon,” with a fresh personality.

The parties had just selected their candidates: Richard Nixon, Hubert Humphrey, and George Wallace. Sept. 4, 1968, was two months before that year's presidential election. Skip Navigation ...

With the huge task of a late presidential run against Donald Trump, Kamala Harris faces challenges distinct from those faced by Vice President Hubert Humphrey after LBJ decided not to seek reelection.

With the huge task of a late presidential run against Donald Trump, Kamala Harris faces challenges distinct from those faced by Vice President Hubert Humphrey after LBJ decided not to seek reelection.