I remember as a kid this campaign of 1968…Dad was going for Nixon and Mom for Humphrey….A LOT of sofa cushions got tossed around our living room that year 😄! Such a different world when I think back to this time.
That was the year my mom and dad cancelled out each other's vote, we learned when we asked who they'd each voted for. The look on my dad's face was priceless.
"We got a bunch of THUGS there, Dan....(pause) if I can be permitted to say so..." Sigh..come back Walter. You can't know how much your civility is missed
“Take your hands off of me until you plan to arrest me!” Some of the most famous words ever spoken at a political convention. Poor Dan Rather. He’s always getting beat up. Years later, he would again be beat up with the words: “What’s the frequency Kenneth?”
@@superoldgamesaturday3277actually, advisors were already there by the Eisenhower administration. But sure, if you want to foolishly and naively believe one party alone runs the military-industrial machine, then sure.
Notice, please: There was apparently a more PUBLIC process leading up to declaring the Democratic presidential candidate. With news anchor and correspondents (Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather and Mike Wallace) commentary to boot. Sharp contrast to today, which is far more orchestrated and left entirely to the political party to determine the content of the proceedings in terms of TV coverage. Just sooooo "organic," eh?
From the archives: Dan Rather gets roughed up, Hubert Humphrey accepts nomination at 1968 DNC. 18.8.24. mean streets aired last night. refer to st Francis quip.....
Humphrey says, “Let us resolve that never again shall we see what we have seen”. If he meant the ugly sights of Daley and his lackey George Dunne shouting anti-Semitic obscenities at Ribicoff as he nominated McGovern, the ugly sights of police brutality, the wheelchair-bound Bull Connor voting for Daley for vice president (the old symbol of repression passing the torch to the new), David Hoeh of New Hampshire being brutalized and slandered by the Chicago Gestapo, yeah, I’m with you, Hubert. But Hubert offered only crumbs to his opposition in victory. And he said after his platitude-laden speech, “Let’s stop kidding ourselves that Mayor Daley has done anything wrong.” Shame!
If Daly and Dunne really shouted what they did at Ribicoff then I change my opinions of both men. And here I thought they were just a couple of good goys. The more you know. 🤷🏻♂️
Oh look, several active candidates running in one party! When did that change? This one candidate per party is garbage why even have a convention? Did they even have have a roll call in this year’s fan girl event???
It was completely changed after and in reaction to the 1968 convention. Your right, the roll call this year was just for TV as the real one was done by "zoom" a couple weeks before. It's all just a TV show now.
Liberalism is a misnomer - what people really mean is leftist. In 1968 liberalism essentially meant moderate - either center-left or center-right. It was seen as a pejorative term by the left wing of the party when they wanted a more radical position on Vietnam, Civil Rights, etc.
Seeing this and all those "ladies", Ooh My... Those Men Had fun that evening 😂.. What was Warren and Charlie Doing that evening and the humour they packed..
From the archives: Dan Rather gets roughed up, Hubert Humphrey accepts nomination at 1968 DNC 1310pm 18.8.24 seems like american politics has been lessened in it's worth..... jeeez. this scene, on the other hand, is top notch telly. good copy.
Hubert Humphrey is truly a forgotten liberal icon. He was a Happy Warrior who fought for progressive causes and social justice. I see so much of Humphrey in Tim Walz.
War crimes and social justice are incompatible. Vietnam and Southeast Asia then. Gaza, Syria, Iraq, Libya today. I hope Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are also defeated and forgotten. Supplying Netanyahu was worse than anything Trump did.
Sorry, I can't do it. Trump's legal problems and unhinged behavior make him a huge liability that we can't afford right now. (That being said, I wouldn't vote for Harris, either. Her California Liberalism is no good for this country, either.)
From the archives: Dan Rather gets roughed up, Hubert Humphrey accepts nomination at 1968 DNC 1312pm 18.8.24 free flow of information. remember that..... same with UK and then european union.
I remember as a kid this campaign of 1968…Dad was going for Nixon and Mom for Humphrey….A LOT of sofa cushions got tossed around our living room that year 😄! Such a different world when I think back to this time.
That was the year my mom and dad cancelled out each other's vote, we learned when we asked who they'd each voted for. The look on my dad's face was priceless.
@@SusanKay- way too funny, right….That whole era seems like a lifetime ago!
Not much has changed
Sound like my parents back in the day, They both did the same thing even over football.
@@octoman511Really?
"We got a bunch of THUGS there, Dan....(pause) if I can be permitted to say so..." Sigh..come back Walter. You can't know how much your civility is missed
Indeed. He's be beyond embarrassed at how CBS News is now. They've had no stability for a good 20 years.
😂 first time i've seen Dan Rather in black hair! I was 7 years old at that time.
So was I
Lol
The People would have done better to vote for Pat Paulson. 😂
These GENTLEMEN were hardcore professionals. Rather and Kronkite forever!
“ Looks Like We Got A Bunch Of Thugs There Dan!!!!”
“Take your hands off of me until you plan to arrest me!” Some of the most famous words ever spoken at a political convention. Poor Dan Rather. He’s always getting beat up. Years later, he would again be beat up with the words: “What’s the frequency Kenneth?”
Strange, they don't call it a Republic anymore?
Nobody questioned it back then. We had our minds on other things. The world was a different place.
I was only two years old when this happened but growing up I learned alot from my family.
Yeah, I was three months old about to turn four, six days after this broadcast. 😊
Hubert Humphrey looks a lot like Bob Hope
Give us your complete 68 convention coverage, not edited excerpts.
Even Humphrey’s son didn’t sound enthusiastic about him winning and was surprised by the amount of votes he got.
Each of your videos is something special!
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How do you get a half of a vote?
I don't know. Maybe they could the alternate delegates as half a vote?
I remember. I was 10 years old in '68.
No one really remembers Humphrey. 😮
During the height of bloody war in Vietnam. 🇻🇳
ANOTHER needless war that Democrats started.
@@superoldgamesaturday3277actually, advisors were already there by the Eisenhower administration. But sure, if you want to foolishly and naively believe one party alone runs the military-industrial machine, then sure.
Notice, please: There was apparently a more PUBLIC process leading up to declaring the Democratic presidential candidate.
With news anchor and correspondents (Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather and Mike Wallace) commentary to boot.
Sharp contrast to today, which is far more orchestrated and left entirely to the political party to determine the content
of the proceedings in terms of TV coverage. Just sooooo "organic," eh?
Yeah well, they shouldn't have bought in the Federal Reserve.
You mean the National Guard? The Federal Reserve controls interest rates.
Something to consider that Dan Rather is one of the few living people who were there that night.
I was in my mom's womb during this. I must have heard this from inside because I enjoy protesting occasionally at demonstrations.
Not our finest moment.
This begs for a 'Mystery Science Theater 3000' running commentary.
HR McMaster’s book “Dereliction of Duty:Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, The Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam”
Wonderful program, we need much more like this, our civics education is trash.
What’s the frequency Kenneth?
It was REM!
I was not yet 6 when this occurred
1968 was a very tense time. 🙁🙁
The crazy 60s 😊
Remember this conversation will make 1968 look at a Party.
Looking forward to watching and enjoying it 😂
God, I sure hope so.
Nothing happened
@@nohbuddy1 They breached the DNC already and stormed the set of Colbert's show. That's not "nothing."
That’s a lot of enthusiasm for someone who lost to the guy who couldn’t stop leaking against jfk
The good old fasnioned conventions with the states names on poles did tend be enthusiastic, happy events with lits of confetti at the end.
@@velvetbeesyou obviously didn’t watch the DNC last week
True Journalism 😊
Look at how young Rather was. 😂
From the archives: Dan Rather gets roughed up, Hubert Humphrey accepts nomination at 1968 DNC. 18.8.24. mean streets aired last night. refer to st Francis quip.....
Goodwin was so right when he said the party was “captive to Connally and Meany”. A very sad time, which I can remember very well.
Those were the days?! ✝️🇺🇸✌️
Humphrey says, “Let us resolve that never again shall we see what we have seen”. If he meant the ugly sights of Daley and his lackey George Dunne shouting anti-Semitic obscenities at Ribicoff as he nominated McGovern, the ugly sights of police brutality, the wheelchair-bound Bull Connor voting for Daley for vice president (the old symbol of repression passing the torch to the new), David Hoeh of New Hampshire being brutalized and slandered by the Chicago Gestapo, yeah, I’m with you, Hubert. But Hubert offered only crumbs to his opposition in victory. And he said after his platitude-laden speech, “Let’s stop kidding ourselves that Mayor Daley has done anything wrong.” Shame!
If Daly and Dunne really shouted what they did at Ribicoff then I change my opinions of both men.
And here I thought they were just a couple of good goys.
The more you know. 🤷🏻♂️
This got Nixon elected
Oh look, several active candidates running in one party! When did that change? This one candidate per party is garbage why even have a convention? Did they even have have a roll call in this year’s fan girl event???
It was completely changed after and in reaction to the 1968 convention. Your right, the roll call this year was just for TV as the real one was done by "zoom" a couple weeks before. It's all just a TV show now.
How did candidates received HALF a vote?!
Good grief even back then they complained about liberalism. Now that is what the party is. Again the Democrat party has fallen into disparities.
What is wrong with being for the well being of the citizenry???? Nothing!
Versus the Republican Party turning fascist
Liberalism is a misnomer - what people really mean is leftist. In 1968 liberalism essentially meant moderate - either center-left or center-right. It was seen as a pejorative term by the left wing of the party when they wanted a more radical position on Vietnam, Civil Rights, etc.
When Walter said thugs the election was in the bag
Seeing this and all those "ladies", Ooh My... Those Men Had fun that evening 😂.. What was Warren and Charlie Doing that evening and the humour they packed..
That was not right what they did to Dan Rather Dan Rather was always like that
NO ARBUCKLE BAND GREEN STREET ALBUM
From the archives: Dan Rather gets roughed up, Hubert Humphrey accepts nomination at 1968 DNC 1310pm 18.8.24 seems like american politics has been lessened in it's worth..... jeeez. this scene, on the other hand, is top notch telly. good copy.
Hubert Humphrey is truly a forgotten liberal icon. He was a Happy Warrior who fought for progressive causes and social justice. I see so much of Humphrey in Tim Walz.
you mean both commies?
@@maxr5799 oh dear… A liberal icon he may have been. An effective candidate he was not.
War crimes and social justice are incompatible. Vietnam and Southeast Asia then. Gaza, Syria, Iraq, Libya today.
I hope Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are also defeated and forgotten. Supplying Netanyahu was worse than anything Trump did.
We love Dan Rather!
Hahahahaha
I was 3 years and 8 months old when this convention was held. The energy in that room 56 years ago is still felt to this day. HARRIS/WALZ 2024
Stop liberal lunacy! Moderate and Conservative Democrats for Trump this time!
The lunacy is all yours MAGA
Stop Republican fascism. Moderate and sensible Republicans for Harris
Sorry, I can't do it. Trump's legal problems and unhinged behavior make him a huge liability that we can't afford right now. (That being said, I wouldn't vote for Harris, either. Her California Liberalism is no good for this country, either.)
What aspect of Trump is moderate or even conservative? He’s only ever been about one thing: himself.
Vice-president Hubert Humphrey would be aghast at what Insurrectionist-in-Chief Trump did on January 6, 2021.
That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard
Are you a bot?
The same Hubert Humphrey who was fully complicit in the Vietnam War! LOL! 😂
First
From the archives: Dan Rather gets roughed up, Hubert Humphrey accepts nomination at 1968 DNC 1312pm 18.8.24 free flow of information. remember that..... same with UK and then european union.