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He was the son of Ragnild Kristine Sannes (1883–1973), a Norwegian immigrant, [4] and Hubert Horatio Humphrey Sr. (1882–1949). [5] Humphrey spent most of his youth in Doland, South Dakota, on the Dakota prairie; the town's population was about 600.
May 23, 2024 · Hubert Humphrey, 38th vice president of the United States (1965–69) in the Democratic administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson and the Democratic presidential candidate in 1968. A liberal leader in the U.S. Senate (1949–65; 1971–78), he built his political base on a Democrat–Farmer-Labor coalition.
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This is the tragedy of Hubert Humphrey and his Vietnam War — one that shapes Americans today. Michael Brenes, the senior archivist for American diplomacy at Yale, is the author of the ...
Hubert Humphrey: A Featured Biography. Known as the “Happy Warrior,” Hubert Humphrey represented Minnesota in the Senate from 1949 to 1964, presided over the Senate as vice president from 1965 to 1969, and then returned to the Senate again in 1971.
Nov 9, 2009 · Learn about the life and achievements of Hubert H. Humphrey, one of the most prominent liberal politicians in the mid-20th century. He served as a U.S. senator, vice president under Lyndon B. Johnson, and Democratic presidential nominee in 1968.
Nov 26, 2018 · Learn about the life and career of Hubert Humphrey, a Democratic politician from Minnesota who served as vice president under Lyndon B. Johnson and was a prominent advocate for civil rights and social justice. Find out how he lost the 1968 presidential election to Richard Nixon and why he changed his position on the Vietnam War.
Hubert H. Humphrey, (born May 27, 1911, Wallace, S.D., U.S.—died Jan. 13, 1978, Waverly, Minn.), U.S. politician. He worked as a pharmacist and a teacher before becoming Minnesota campaign manager for Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944.
