Word: humphrey
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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After the marathon credentials session, the convention took on an air of inexorability. At noon on Tuesday, "because I can count," Humphrey withdrew his name from the race. Fighting back tears, comforting his wife Muriel, Humphrey told reporters: "This has been a good fight." At 61, it was Humphrey's final farewell. As the 37-year-old mayor of Minneapolis, he had galvanized the 1948 convention with his pleas for civil rights; he had been thought too radical all through the '50s, lost out to John Kennedy in 1960 and to Richard Nixon in 1968, and lived to find himself...
...With Humphrey and Muskie gone, Washington's Scoop Jackson doggedly remained in the battle, even though he had not won a primary. Predicting disaster if McGovern got the nomination, Jackson said: "I'm a former chairman of my party, and I don't recall that we've ever been in this situation...
...small, unmistakable sign: his blue eyes were brighter than usual. Before the vote-changing started, the total for McGovern was 1,728.35. When it was over, the tally for McGovern was 1,864.95; Jackson, a surprising second, had 485.65; Wallace had 377.50; Chisholm, North Carolina's Terry Sanford, Humphrey, Muskie, Wilbur Mills and Eugene McCarthy trailed behind...
Next, McGovern talked to Humphrey. "George put it to me straight," Humphrey later told TIME'S Hays Gorey. "He didn't beg me or implore me, but he asked me. I told him just as plainly that I could not and should not." McGovern went to sleep for the night...
...also were caught by surprise. Many were relaxing at a cocktail party in a Newport mansion when Lelouch radioed back his discovery. Gin-and-tonics were hurriedly abandoned and the officials scurried to the Port O' Call Marina for an unscheduled welcoming ceremony. After Colas docked, Newport Mayor Humphrey ("Harp") Donnelly III popped a bottle of New York champagne and proposed a toast. Colas politely drank the offering, then ducked into Pen Duick's cabin to produce a magnum of Taittinger. Obviously, nearly three weeks at sea had not affected the Frenchman's palate...