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 Hubert Humphrey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hubert Horatio Humphrey II (May 27, 1911– January 13, 1978) was the 38th Vice President of the United States, serving under President Lyndon Johnson.
Humphrey never finished his Ph.D., and for this reason he was not allowed to teach in the political science department when he returned to the university after losing the 1968 presidential election to Richard Nixon.
Humphrey won the DFL nomination and the election, and returned to the U.S. Senate on January 3, 1971.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hubert_Humphrey   (2074 words)

  
 Welcome to The American Presidency
Humphrey carried 13 states, mostly in the East, and the District of Columbia, for 191 electoral votes.
Humphrey's cancer proved to be terminal, but he exhibited unusual fortitude and good cheer as he faced the end.
Humphrey's convention triumph preceded his election to the U.S. Senate that year and gave him a reputation as a fire-breathing Midwestern liberal.
ap.grolier.com /article?assetid=0208890-00&templatename=/article/article.html   (1030 words)

  
 Hubert Humphrey
American statesman Hubert Horatio Humphrey was born in Wallace, South Dakota, and educated at universities in Minnesota and Louisiana.
Humphrey continued with his Senate career and was viewed as an elder statesman of American politics for the rest of his life.
Humphrey became known as a liberal, especially on issues of civil rights.
www.multied.com /Bio/people/Humphrey.html   (138 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Hubert Humphrey
Hubert Humphrey (1911-1978), 38th vice president of the United States (1965-1969).
Humphrey was reelected to the Senate in 1970 and unsuccessfully sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 1972.
Humphrey was born on May 27, 1911, in Wallace, South Dakota.
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 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, usually simply called the Metrodome, and often nicknamed the Homerdome, is a domed sports stadium in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The stadium was named in memoriam to former mayor of Minneapolis, US Senator and US Vice President, Hubert H. Humphrey, who had died in 1978.
The Metrodome is both beloved and reviled by Minnesota fans.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hubert_H._Humphrey_Metrodome   (2469 words)

  
 Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey was an active member of the Democratic Party and worked as campaign manager for Franklin D. Roosevelt in Minnesota during the 1944 presidential election.
Humphrey was defeated by John F. Kennedy in his attempt to become the Democratic Party's presidential candidate in 1960.
Humphrey was elected to the Senate in 1948.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USAhumphreyH.htm   (534 words)

  
 MNHS.ORG Library History Topics Hubert H. Humphrey
Hubert H. Humphrey burst onto the Minnesota political scene in 1945, when he was elected mayor of Minneapolis.
Humphrey served in the Senate until he was selected to be Lyndon Johnson's running mate in the presidential campaign of 1964.
The papers document Humphrey's political activities during the 1960s and early 1970s when he was a U.S. senator from Minnesota, vice president of the U.S., and Democratic candidate for president.
www.state.mn.us /ebranch/mhs/library/tips/history_topics/42humphrey.html   (1274 words)

  
 Humphrey, Hubert Horatio on Encyclopedia.com
Hubert Humphrey III; Stepping out from his father's shadow He knows the revered name has helped his career, but he's built a record of his own.(NEWS)
HUMPHREY, HUBERT HORATIO [Humphrey, Hubert Horatio] 1911-78, U.S. Vice President (1965-69), b.
Humphrey nevertheless secured the nomination but he was narrowly defeated by the Republican candidate, Richard M. Nixon, in the election.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/H/HumphreyH1.asp   (596 words)

  
 Hubert Humphrey's Widow Dies - CBS News
Hubert Humphrey lost the 1968 presidential election to Richard Nixon and was re-elected to the Senate in 1970.
Brown rarely appeared in public in recent years but was by the side of her son Hubert Humphrey III last week when he won the Democratic-Farmer-Labor gubernatorial primary.
(AP) Muriel Humphrey Brown, widow of Vice President Hubert Humphrey and his brief successor in the U.S. Senate, has died.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/1998/09/21/national/main17982.shtml   (439 words)

  
 Hubert H. Humphrey for President 1960 Campaign Brochure
Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota has worn this happy title for many years because of his neighborly interest in the affairs of Wisconsin and his activity on behalf of the people of this state.
Hubert Humphrey was born in Wallace, S.D. on May 27, 1911.
As Minneapolis Mayor, Hubert Humphrey won passage of the first city Fair Employment Practices law in the United States.
www.4president.org /brochures/hhh1960brochure.htm   (1078 words)

  
 Welcome to The American Presidency
Humphrey, a Democrat, was elected mayor of Minneapolis in 1945.
Humphrey became the Democratic candidate for president in 1968.
Two years later, Humphrey was reelected to the Senate, where he served until his death in 1978.
ap.grolier.com /article?assetid=atb025b03&templatename=/article/article.html   (202 words)

  
 Hubert H. Humphrey Quote Page
Hubert H. Humphrey We should have learnt by now that laws and court decisions can only point the way.
Hubert H. Humphrey 11/1/77 The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor.
--Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-78) U.S. Democratic politician, vice president.
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 Hubert H. Humphrey, Allan Spear, McCain-Feingold, Durham-Humphrey, secundum artem, Mulford Q. Sibley, Lyndon Johnson
It was the Hubert Humphrey -- Richard Nixon presidential contest of 1968 that led to earlier calls for campaign finance reform.
Minneapolis Mayor Hubert Humphrey in his office, circa 1948.
Humphrey survived to be reelected to his second term that fall.
www.mbbnet.umn.edu /doric/humphrey.html   (2383 words)

  
 Hubert H. Humphrey Museum & Learning Center, Waverly, Minnesota
For the past four years, the museum board has worked toward a vision which would create a place where people of all ages could experience, study, and debate the issues which Hubert Humphrey influenced during his 30 years as a public servant.
Hubert H. Humphrey Museum and Learning Center, Waverly, Minnesota
The program themes of "Humphrey - The Humanitarian at Home in Waverly and the World," "The Food for Peace Program," "Civil Rights- Fifty Years of Human Rights," and "Vietnam - A Nation Divided" were to explore the problems and solutions during that period of history which are still relevant in today's world.
www.herald-journal.com /hhhmuseum   (323 words)

  
 Jimmy Carter Speech - Tribute to Hubert Humphrey
In that campaign, Hubert and Muriel came down to south Georgia to Moultrie for a Democratic rally.
In December of 1977, President Jimmy Carter attended a Washington fund-raiser to benefit the Hubert Humphrey Institute located at the University of Minnesota.
Humphrey was a mainstay of liberal Democratic politics, championed civil rights, and was considered by political friends and foes alike to be a truly decent man.
www.historyplace.com /speeches/carter.htm   (1357 words)

  
 Hubert H. Humphrey --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
Humphrey, Hubert H. The 38th vice-president of the United States was Hubert H. Humphrey, who served from 1965 to 1969 in the Democratic administration of Lyndon B. Johnson.
The 38th vice-president of the United States was Hubert H. Humphrey, who served from 1965 to 1969 in the Democratic administration of Lyndon B. Johnson.
Hubert Humphrey outlines some of the most dramatic ways in which American Presidents have used the powers of their office.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9311761?tocId=9311761&query=doris   (735 words)

  
 Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony of the Congressional Gold Medal Honoring Hubert H. Humphrey
Hubert Humphrey was a robust and active player in the dramas of our time for more than 30 years.
Another friend, a fellow Senator, took him aside and said, ``Hubert, I know you're not going to be rough with so-and-so after he did what he did to you, but couldn't you at least be mad at him for 2 weeks?'' [Laughter] Humphrey probably laughed and shook his head and refused.
There was in Hubert Humphrey a great joy of life and a truly buoyant civility.
www.reagan.utexas.edu /archives/speeches/1984/91184a.htm   (1320 words)

  
 Hubert Humphrey
Hubert Humphrey was the consummate liberal politician of the second half of the twentieth century, evolving from charismatic mayor of Minneapolis to crusading U.S. senator to compliant vice president under the overpowering Lyndon B.
Here too is the story of Humphrey’s failure to weather the contending passions and ambitions of the sixties, and of the humiliating bargain he made with Lyndon Johnson in accepting the vice-presidency in 1964.
In Carl Solberg’s vivid retelling, Humphrey’s compassion and ambition, successes and ultimate failures, are placed in historical context and provide a vital source for the understanding of our times.
shop.mnhs.org /moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=99   (478 words)

  
 C-SPAN: Hubert Humphrey Oral History
This week, Democrat Hubert Humphrey, who served as Vice President from 1965 to 1969 under President Lyndon Johnson.
In recordings from the Winter of 1974-75 and provided by the Minnesota Historical Society, Humphrey dictates his thoughts on President John F. Kennedy, Vietnam, and the 1968 Democratic National Convention where he was nominated as the party's candidate for President.
In recordings from the Winter of 1974-75 and provided by the Minnesota Historical Society, Humphrey dictates his thoughts on Senator Harry Byrd of Virginia, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee; how he was treated by President Johnson; and his role in the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
www.c-span.org /apa/humphrey.asp   (406 words)

  
 ElectionReform.org - Electoral College Reform - The Humphrey Compromise
In 1956, Sen. Hubert Humphrey introduced an interesting piece of legislation that effectively created a new option for reforming the presidential election process that would greatly enhance our democracy while also protecting the principles of our federal republic.
"Hubert Humphrey's S.J. 152: A New Proposal for Electoral College Reform." (PDF) By Ralph M. Goldman.
Under the Humphrey Compromise, the Electoral College would be formally eliminated, the federalist principles of 538 electoral votes (number of Senators plus Members of Congress) would be preserved.
www.electionreform.org /ERMain/priorities/ec/humphrey   (123 words)

  
 HUBERT HUMPHREY Autograph
Hubert Horatio Humphrey (1911-1978) was Mayor of Minneapolis (1945-1948), U.S. Senator from Minnesota (1949-1964, 1971-1978, Senate Democratic Whip 1961-1964) and LBJ's Vice President (1965-1969).
HUBERT H. Photograph inscribed and signed: "To Charles Patrick Clark -- with/Warm regards and appreciation/Hubert Humphrey".
Humphrey, who ran unsuccessfully for President against Nixon in 1968, returned to the Senate in 1971.
www.historyforsale.com /html/prodetails.asp?documentid=614   (252 words)

  
 SPURS ::: Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program is administered by the Institute of International Education in collaboration with a network of U.S. universities.
The Humphrey Program was initiated by the US Congress in 1978 to honor the memory and accomplishments of the late Senator and Vice President, Hubert H. Humphrey.
If you are interested in applying for the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program and you meet the specified criteria, you can receive an application at the U.S. Embassy, Public Affairs Section or Fulbright Commissions in your country of residence.
web.mit.edu /spurs/www/hhh   (289 words)

  
 The Hubert H. Humphrey Building
Hubert Humphrey, who served as U.S. senator from Minnesota and Vice President of the United States, was born in 1911 and died in 1978.
The headquarters building of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, located at the foot of Capitol Hill.
The naming of the building in 1977 marked the first time that a federal building had been dedicated to a living person.
www.hhs.gov /about/hhh.html   (290 words)

  
 President Hubert Horatio Humphrey
Nixon, who went on to be defeated by Hubert Humphrey.
Humphrey's stance against CORE was able to moderate the public's view of him, except in the South where the Justice Department continued to prosecute segregated schools passionately.
In addition, the unpopular war in Vietnam was over and Humphrey was experiencing a popularity boost from that.
spiritualist.alternatehistory.com /hhh05.html   (599 words)

  
 Humphrey2005.doc
The Humphrey Program was initiated in 1978 to honor the memory and accomplishments of the late Senator and Vice-President, Hubert H. Humphrey.
Humphrey Fellows spend a considerable portion of their time engaged in off-campus activities such as internships, field trips, workshops, and special projects that give them practical experience in their professional fields.
Humphrey Fellows are responsible for providing travel, insurance, and financial support for any dependents accompanying them to the United States.
www.usembassy.gov.bh /Section/PAO/doc/Humphrey2005.doc   (3887 words)

  
 Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs: Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs: Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
The Humphrey Institute is home to several research and outreach centers, lecture series, public education programs, and research projects.
The Humphrey Institute offers four graduate degree programs, as well as several professional development programs, dual degree opportunities, and certificate programs.
www.hhh.umn.edu   (161 words)

  
 Hubert H Humphrey List
Used in Hubert H. Humphrey's abortive comeback campaign for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 1976.
Used for Hubert Horatio Humphrey's 1968 Democratic campaign for President (although we enjoy its secondary association with Havel's House of History).
Issued on behalf of the 1968 Democratic campaign of Hubert H. Humphrey and Edmund S. Muskie.
havelshouseofhistory.com /catalog/hubert_h_humphrey_202444_products.htm   (139 words)

  
 The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows at Emory University
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program was initiated in 1978 by President Jimmy Carter to honor his close friend, the late senator and vice president, a long-time advocate of international cooperation and understanding.
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program at Emory University.
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows at Emory University
www.sph.emory.edu /gh/humphrey   (409 words)

  
 Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission Metrodome : About the Metrodome
The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome is named for one of Minnesota's most beloved public figures, who before his death in 1978 had served the public as Mayor of Minneapolis, U.S. Senator and Vice President of the United States.
The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome is a remarkable example of both civic cooperation and public stewardship.
Opened in 1982, the Metrodome was developed through the efforts of a broad coalition of metro and statewide interests, and has in turn served the public well, bringing excitement and great entertainment to the Upper Midwest.
www.msfc.com /aboutdome.cfm   (483 words)

  
 Hubert H. Humphrey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Humphrey never finished his Ph.D., and for this reason he was not allowed to teach in the political science department when he returned to the university after losing the 1968 presidential election to Richard Nixon.
Humphrey won the DFL nomination and the election, and returned to the U.S. Senate on January 3, 1971.
Humphrey's father died that year, and Humphrey stopped using "Jr." He was reelected in 1954 and 1960.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hubert_Humphrey   (2052 words)

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