Word: humphrey
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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After he sat down, Humphrey began to discuss the upcoming campaign. From all appearances, Humphrey will go all out on behalf of the McGovern candidacy...
...going to California, Ohio, Michigan Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Masschusetts--these are just a few of the states in which I'll be campaigning for Senator McGovern." In spite of the bitter contests he's seen involved with in the last four years, Humphrey has not backed off from what he considers to be the most important principle in party politics when he talks about that principle, it's like a man affirming his belief in religion...
...Humphrey seems to put his deepest feelings behind his belief in the principles of unity within the Democratic Party, noting that, while he and George McGovern have honest differences, he has no bitterness towards the South Dakota Senator. Although he considers victory in November a "highly questionable" proposition. Humphrey cited several factors in George McGovern's favor, advantages which he himself did not enjoy...
...Humphrey suggested that the office of the Vice-Presidency was "some what constricting" in how he was able to campaign for the Presidency. Referring to the position as being...
...Obviously, my campaign suffered from all this too. Also, I truly believe that I was hurt by the press." "Humphrey seemed disdainful of newsmen, and calls them "newsies", "In September, when I drew 20,000 in Seattle and then 50,000 in Philadelphia, in both cases, the cameras weren't on me or the crowd; they were on the 50 or so demonstrators trying to break up the meeting...