This is fantastic, efan! Thank you. I assume this immediately follows part 11, as they were saying in part 11 that it was almost 7:00 am Eastern, and this appears to be the Today Show from that day. Hopefully the crew got a little rest. Some of them seemed very tired in part 11!
I miss Frank Blair. He was a great news anchor/reporter. He wrote a book titled, "Let's Be Frank", his autobiography. A Newsman with no B.S., like those on the air today.
My God, do you know what Hubert Humphrey did very soon after this announcement? He went home (Waverly, Minnesota) to "cut his lawn." Hubert H. Humphrey (the current vice-president of the US) was among the very last of "honest" politicians who never became rich via their public status. After his incredibly close loss for the office of US president, Mr. Humphrey knew that home and family matters were now front and center. HHH would "retire" from politics and teach (Macalester College and University of MN) he enjoyed teaching, but missed political life. When Eugene McCarthy (Senator from Minnesota) announced that he would not seek re-election in 1970 Humphrey was astounded that he suddenly had an opportunity to rejoin the US senate. He told his close associates that he'd "win the race in a walk!" He did. Humphrey never lost a race in his beloved Minnesota.
Senator Humphrey ran for President AFTER 1968. I believe he ran for the Democratic nomination in both 1972 and/ or 1976, he failed to win his party’s nomination after 1968. I thought he was a “good man “, however.
I remember watching all this, I was 11 years old. I went to bed about midnight.. my mom forced me to..had to go to school the next day. I wanted Nixon so I was worried that Humphrey would pull it out.
At 4:28 of this clip, Frank Blair introducing High Downs with a "Happy Message" may have been momentarily interpreted by some viewers as Downs making a projection of the winner, so NBC News staff who had worked the election telecast (as opposed to the "Today Show" production team) could finally go home.
I didn't know this particular election was such a nail biter! But seeing as how I was 1 going on 2 ,at the time, I was concerned with more important matters.
@@johnnyballenatl It was a national paper but it was a weekly rather than a daily. It was published by Dow Jones and Co. (owners of The Wall Street Journal).
@7:23 Wow‼️ Barbara Walters sounds the same. The Libs still sound the same about feminism and women's rights. It's as if the last 52 years didn't happen for them.
It's the funniest part about watching all of these old election night news broadcasts. The same issues, the same comments, the same everything. Go back and watch old Rocky 'n' Bullwinkle cartoons from the 50s, and, even then, it's the same issues, the same comments, the same complaints as you hear today (just with much better writing).
This was common on US TV in the 50's and 60's - And frankly it doesn't REALLY matter if it done by presenters OR not. Newscasts are STILL sponsored and the networks are STILL beholden to the advertisers no matter WHO is spewing the words.
Thanks for posting. It's great to get to see video like this. It's a very interesting little window on 1968.
its great to see this footage to konw what it was like back then thanks for the upload.its like you imangine in your own mind being back in time
This is fantastic, efan! Thank you. I assume this immediately follows part 11, as they were saying in part 11 that it was almost 7:00 am Eastern, and this appears to be the Today Show from that day. Hopefully the crew got a little rest. Some of them seemed very tired in part 11!
Thanks again efan2011....great stuff!!
I miss Frank Blair. He was a great news anchor/reporter. He wrote a book titled, "Let's Be Frank", his autobiography. A Newsman with no B.S., like those on the air today.
Frank Blair never really impressed me but he is by far better than what is out today
Go to alternative history .comsearch
There must be an alternative history book about HHH winning in 1968 somewhere
5:51
Ayyyy!!!
My buddy Barry!!!
My God, do you know what Hubert Humphrey did very soon after this announcement? He went home (Waverly, Minnesota) to "cut his lawn." Hubert H. Humphrey (the current vice-president of the US) was among the very last of "honest" politicians who never became rich via their public status. After his incredibly close loss for the office of US president, Mr. Humphrey knew that home and family matters were now front and center. HHH would "retire" from politics and teach (Macalester College and University of MN) he enjoyed teaching, but missed political life. When Eugene McCarthy (Senator from Minnesota) announced that he would not seek re-election in 1970 Humphrey was astounded that he suddenly had an opportunity to rejoin the US senate. He told his close associates that he'd "win the race in a walk!" He did. Humphrey never lost a race in his beloved Minnesota.
@vitoduval I'm sure you meant electors. I hate autocorrect.
@vitoduval And as Gore would in 2001.
Senator Humphrey ran for President AFTER 1968. I believe he ran for the Democratic nomination in both 1972 and/ or 1976, he failed to win his party’s nomination after 1968. I thought he was a “good man “, however.
I remember watching all this, I was 11 years old. I went to bed about midnight.. my mom forced me to..had to go to school the next day. I wanted Nixon so I was worried that Humphrey would pull it out.
At 4:28 of this clip, Frank Blair introducing High Downs with a "Happy Message" may have been momentarily interpreted by some viewers as Downs making a projection of the winner, so NBC News staff who had worked the election telecast (as opposed to the "Today Show" production team) could finally go home.
George Wallace the original teabagger!
You two idiots are both wrong!
Enjoy 4 more years of President Trump
I never understood adults who think milk is "for kids", I'm nearly 60 and no one is keeping me from my milk! (or cheese) LOL.
I love that you commented on the commercial. I was having some cookies and milk while I was watching this.
10:08: "Two big states, California and Illinois, appear to hold the key to the final outcome, and Nixon was slightly ahead in all three."
I didn't know this particular election was such a nail biter! But seeing as how I was 1 going on 2 ,at the time, I was concerned with more important matters.
To poop, or not to poop? Yes. The big decisions.
shirley chislom ran for president in 1972.
I was 4 1/2 at this time. I'm sure I don't remember any of this, or that I was awake at that hour!
The National Observer for women... a paper without scary headlines. Your husband can roll it up and kill spiders with it!!
BFan60 I would assume The National Observer was the first attempt at a daily national newspaper decades before USA Today.
@@johnnyballenatl It was a national paper but it was a weekly rather than a daily. It was published by Dow Jones and Co. (owners of The Wall Street Journal).
barbara walters must be a vampire...
November 6, 1968
RivaRidge'72, You mean to tell us the HHH went home to Minnesota and cut his GRASS? In November? In Minnesota? Come on...
@7:23
Wow‼️ Barbara Walters sounds the same.
The Libs still sound the same about feminism and women's rights. It's as if the last 52 years didn't happen for them.
It's the funniest part about watching all of these old election night news broadcasts. The same issues, the same comments, the same everything. Go back and watch old Rocky 'n' Bullwinkle cartoons from the 50s, and, even then, it's the same issues, the same comments, the same complaints as you hear today (just with much better writing).
@14:15 at this very moment, a young Al Gore was watching and plotting how he could steal the 2000 presidential election
14:09: " ... appears to be so close that the chances appear to be increasing that the election may be thrown ... into the Electoral College ... ."
I find this commercial advertising worse than today - at least its not done by presenters, it is disgusting
+Carl Thompson I should say counterbalanced with good reporting to the actual issue and not hearsay
Huh? Milk is good for you. smh
This was common on US TV in the 50's and 60's - And frankly it doesn't REALLY matter if it done by presenters OR not. Newscasts are STILL sponsored and the networks are STILL beholden to the advertisers no matter WHO is spewing the words.
I like milk.