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He was the son of Ragnild Kristine Sannes (1883–1973), a Norwegian immigrant, [4] and Hubert Horatio Humphrey Sr. (1882–1949). [5] Humphrey spent most of his youth in Doland, South Dakota, on the Dakota prairie; the town's population was about 600.
May 23, 2024 · Hubert Humphrey, 38th vice president of the United States (1965–69) in the Democratic administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson and the Democratic presidential candidate in 1968. A liberal leader in the U.S. Senate (1949–65; 1971–78), he built his political base on a Democrat–Farmer-Labor coalition.
Nov 9, 2009 · Hubert H. Humphrey was known for his oratorical skill and his advocacy for civil rights as a U.S. senator from Minnesoa and vice president to Lyndon B. Johnson.
Mar 23, 2018 · This is the tragedy of Hubert Humphrey and his Vietnam War — one that shapes Americans today. Michael Brenes, the senior archivist for American diplomacy at Yale, is the author of the ...
Hubert Humphrey: A Featured Biography. Known as the “Happy Warrior,” Hubert Humphrey represented Minnesota in the Senate from 1949 to 1964, presided over the Senate as vice president from 1965 to 1969, and then returned to the Senate again in 1971.
Hubert H. Humphrey, (born May 27, 1911, Wallace, S.D., U.S.—died Jan. 13, 1978, Waverly, Minn.), U.S. politician. He worked as a pharmacist and a teacher before becoming Minnesota campaign manager for Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944.
Unless all signs and portents are wrong, today may mark the end of Hubert H. Humphrey’s hopes for the Presidency. The quest began a quarter-century ago, in his own mind, and has been actively pursued for 12 years, but it is hard to see how he can survive the predicted defeats in California and New Jersey.
