Senator Eugene McCarthy entered the campaign in November 1967, challenging incumbent President Lyndon Johnson for the Democratic nomination. The Democratic Party, which controlled the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the White House in 1968, was divided. The Humphrey–Muskie ticket would be defeated in the presidential election by the Republican ticket of Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew.įilm of the convention shot inside the convention center by the United States Information Agency Both Kennedy and Senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota had been running for the Democratic nomination at the time. Kennedy's assassination derailed the convention, paving the way for Humphrey.
The convention also followed the assassination of Robert F. King assassination riots in more than 100 cities followed and marked the end of the civil rights movement. in April of that year inflamed racial tensions to an unprecedented level.
The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. The convention of 1968 was held during a year of riots, political turbulence, and mass civil unrest. The convention also marked a turning point where previously idle groups such as youth and minorities became more involved in politics and voting. The most contentious issues of the convention were the continuing American military involvement in the Vietnam War and voting reform, particularly expanding the right to vote for draft-age soldiers (age 18) who were unable to vote as the voting age was 21. Vice President Hubert Humphrey and Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine were nominated for president and vice president, respectively. The keynote speaker was Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii. 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. Earlier that year incumbent President Lyndon B. The 1968 Democratic National Convention was held August 26–29 at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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