Word: humphrey
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...months he had been studiously neutral and quietly hoping, but last week Hubert Humphrey started making some moves to help his own chances in the Democratic race. TIME National Political Correspondent Robert Ajemian traveled with Humphrey and sent this report...
...Hubert Humphrey, a man whose future plans have a lot of people guessing, walked jauntily into Manhattan's 21 Club one night last week and had a hard time making his way toward a table. People stopped him along the way, shaking his hand, wishing him well. He was the center of attention and, as always, it pleased him. When he finally sat down, his host, Publisher Jerry Finkelstein, an influential local Democrat, leaned over and commented on this impromptu reception, telling Humphrey that he is by far the most popular Democrat in the state. "I made one mistake...
Risky Course. The remark was one sign of Humphrey's uncomfortable realization that he is now at the mercy of events that he did not count on. His hopes of becoming the Democratic candidate without running in the primaries were in serious danger...
Determined not to go through another punishing primary campaign, Humphrey had been relaxed with his decision to stay out of more battles. It had always been a somewhat risky course, but it also had seemed to be good strategy. The less eager Humphrey appeared, the more popular he became. Politicians spoke knowingly of a deadlocked convention with Humphrey as the ultimate candidate...
Many of New York's uncommitted delegates are supporters of Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (D-Minn...