Word: hubert
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...mediocre, it comes down at any one time to a list of maybe 50 who have a real shot at the presidency. Perhaps half of these would not be interested, so the list shrinks to 25. Considering that twelve men have already announced for the job and several more (Hubert Humphrey, John Connally, Frank Church, Charles Mathias) are clearly interested, roughly half the "eligibles" are already in the race...
Notwithstanding his present spurt. Carter is a long shot for the nomination, though he has become a strong candidate for the vice-presidential slot. In a Gallup poll released on Oct. 26, 35% of the Democrats picked Senator Edward Kennedy as their preferred candidate, followed by Wallace (14%), Senator Hubert Humphrey (13%), Senator Henry Jackson (8%) and Senator Edmund Muskie (5%). Carter is lumped in with the "all others...
...Nixon urged her husband to burn the Watergate tapes. Muriel Humphrey, who heard secondhand that Hubert had decided to run for President in 1968, sent him a sarcastic telegram: "Let me know if I can be of help." And a woman overnight guest at the L.B.J. ranch was awakened in bed by a familiar drawl, "Move over−this is yore President...
Some time after his return to the U.S., Wallace plans to announce his candidacy for the presidency. A Louis Harris survey last summer gave him 14% of the vote among Democrats and independents; Hubert Humphrey followed with 12%, and Henry Jackson and Edmund Muskie with 10% each. But the same poll showed that more Democrats and independents-39%-would vote against Wallace than against any other candidate...
...time William Simon goes in front of the Joint Economic Committee, he opposes renewing the tax rebates, he condemns budget deficits, he attacks public service employment, and he refuses to entertain the possibility of giving aid to New York City. Simon inspired the Quote of the Month from Senator Hubert Humphrey for his obstructionist tactics...