As Hubert Humphrey, the 37-year-old mayor of Minneapolis, led the Minnesota delegation to the 1948 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, his primary goal was to help persuade the Democratic ...
MINNEAPOLIS — This month marks the 75th anniversary of Hubert H. Humphrey's bold move to push fellow Democrats to embrace civil rights, a pivotal moment in American political history detailed in ...
Geri Joseph lived 100 lives in her 100 years. The journalist, activist, DFL Party chair, prolific board member, Mondale Policy Forum director and U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands wrote speeches, ...
FILE - In this July 14, 1948, file photo, Mayor Hubert H. Humphrey of Minneapolis wears a Truman button as he addresses the Democratic National Convention at Philadelphia. One of the memorable moments ...
I enjoyed Robert Merry’s review of “True Believer: Hubert Humphrey’s Quest for a More Just America” by James Traub (“A Liberal of His Time,” Bookshelf, Feb. 14). A little known story about Humphrey is ...
Though the Civil Rights Movement came to fruition in the 1950s and 1960s, one can arguably trace its roots to Hubert Humphrey's speech at the 1948 Democratic National Convention, advocating for ...
The time has come to speak out on behalf of America—not a nation that has lost its way, but a restless people striving to find a better way. ON that characteristically upbeat note, Hubert Horatio ...
Hubert Humphrey’s liberalism differs from the cerebral variety of Adlai Stevenson, for example, more because of what Humphrey is than what he says. Humphrey, a scrappy, up-from-the-precinct politician ...
Hubert H. Humphrey had the perfect personality for public office. The former mayor of Minneapolis, U.S. Senator and vice president under Lyndon B. Johnson was lauded for his tireless work ethic, his ...