Word: hubert
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Only a week before he died, Humphrey told a friend that he did not want his requiem to be a morose spectacle. Said he: "Let's make it a celebration." It was certainly that-a rousing encomium to Hubert Humphrey...
...sang the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah. There were eulogies by President Carter and Vice President Mondale. The service lasted more than two hours. Said Pastor Calvin Didier, a Humphrey friend: "The only service we ever had here that ran as long as this one was when Hubert was the preacher." Afterward Muriel, in a pink dress and fur jacket, stood in the cold greeting guests, including Coretta King, whom she embraced. While the honor guard lifted the casket and moved it to a waiting hearse, she wiped away some tears, then smiled and waved to friends...
...politics. But close friends say that on his deathbed Humphrey asked her to accept the post; moreover, Muriel feels indebted to her husband's loyal staff. By going to Washington, she would guarantee their jobs for eleven more months and give them time to look for other work. Hubert would have approved...
...held his hand warmly. So did Majority Leader Robert Byrd. Almost with eagerness, Carter, Ford and Nixon followed Baker into an anteroom for a historic picture of the three. In a few minutes it was time for these people to take their places beneath the Capitol dome to honor Hubert Humphrey...
...since Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy came together in Bonham, Texas, at the funeral of Sam Rayburn in 1961 has such a gathering occurred. The love of Hubert Humphrey was the force. Howard Baker was the arranger. When he learned that Nixon and Ford planned to attend the Humphrey services, Baker invited both to gather in his office. Then he called Rocky and urged him to join them. Kissinger was going to be with the former Vice President, so he was included. Lady Bird Johnson was attending the service, so she too was invited. She asked to bring her daughter...