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Hubert Humphrey

Personal data
Date of birthMay 27, 1911
Place of birthWallace, South Dakota
Date of deathJanuary 13, 1978(age 66)
Place of deathWaverly, Minnesota
Political partyDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
SpouseMuriel Buck Humphrey
ChildrenHubert Humphrey III
Nancy Humphrey
Robert Humphrey
Douglas Humphrey
ResidenceMinneapolis, Minnesota
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota, Louisiana State University, and the Capitol College of Pharmacy.
ReligionCongregationalism (United Church of Christ)/United Methodist
38th Vice President of the United States
In officeJanuary 20, 1965 - January 20, 1969
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Succeeded bySpiro Agnew
Preceded byLyndon B. Johnson
In officeJanuary 3, 1971 - January 13, 1978
Succeeded byMuriel Humphrey
Preceded byEugene McCarthy
In officeJanuary 3, 1949 - December 30, 1964
Succeeded byWalter Mondale
Preceded byJoseph H. Ball
1st Deputy President pro tempore of the United States Senate
In office1977 - 1978
PresidentJames Eastland
LeaderRobert Byrd
Succeeded byGeorge J. Mitchell (1987)
Preceded byNone
14th United States Senate Majority Whip
In officeJanuary 3, 1961 - December 30, 1964
LeaderMike Mansfield
Succeeded byRussell B. Long
Preceded byMike Mansfield
35th Mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota
In officeJuly 2, 1945 - November 30, 1948
Succeeded byEric G. Hoyer
Preceded byMarvin L. Kline

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Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. (May 27, 1911 - January 13, 1978), served under President Lyndon B. Johnson as the 38th Vice President of the United States. Humphrey twice served as a United States Senator from Minnesota, and served as Democratic Majority Whip. He was a founder of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and Americans for Democratic Action. He also served as Mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1945 � 1949. In 1968, Humphrey was the nominee of the Democratic Party in the 1968 presidential election but lost to the Republican nominee, Richard Nixon.

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The Weekend's TV: Any Human Heart, Sun, Channel 4JFK: the Making of Modern ... - Independent Tweet this news
Independent--Kennedy's biggest victim was not Richard Nixon - who learnt the lessons from his bruises and eventually won the presidency - but -Hubert Humphrey-, ... - Date : Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:02:41 GMT+00:00
Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings - Breaking World Cup News Tweet this news
Breaking World Cup News--Green Bay travel to Minneapolis, MN today to take on the Minnesota Vikings at Mall of America Field at -Hubert- H. -Humphrey- Metrodome. ... - Date : Sun, 21 Nov 2010 17:49:29 GMT+00:00
NFL: Manning and Colts fall short against Patriots - Vancouver Sun Tweet this news
Vancouver Sun--Brandon Jackson #32 of the Green Bay Packers is kept from scoring by Chris Cook #31 of the Minnesota Vikings at the -Hubert- H. -Humphrey- Metrodome on November ... - Date : Mon, 22 Nov 2010 01:52:38 GMT+00:00
The 'Happy Warrior' - Minnesota Daily Tweet this news
Minnesota Daily---...- the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, as part of its year-long celebration of the centennial of -Hubert Humphrey's- birth, showed the documentary ... - Date : Wed, 17 Nov 2010 03:53:56 GMT+00:00
Tom's pick: Prep Bowl a bargain for football fans - St. Cloud Times Tweet this news
St. Cloud Times--Some new spice was added to the state playoffs in 1982 with the opening of the -Hubert- H. -Humphrey- Metrodome. The Minnesota State High School League also ... - Date : Mon, 22 Nov 2010 06:34:04 GMT+00:00
10 Who Care Winner - Scott Guirlinger - WAVY-TV Tweet this news
WAVY-TV-----HUBERT HUMPHREY- Our next honoree passes Humphrey's moral test with flying colors. By the age of 29, he has managed to raise more than $150000 for ... - Date : Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:57:45 GMT+00:00
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Minneapolis Star Tribune--Democrats and Republicans alike can agree that -Hubert Humphrey- was a Minnesota institution, all the more reason to unite over "Hubert H. Humphrey: The Art ... - Date : Wed, 17 Nov 2010 21:39:12 GMT+00:00
Secretary Clinton Speaks to the 2010-2011 Hubert Humphrey Fellows - NewsBlaze Tweet this news
NewsBlaze--You heard Assistant Secretary Ann Stock talk about -Hubert Humphrey-, one of our real inspirational leaders of the last century in the United States. ... - Date : Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:30:02 GMT+00:00
Fritz Knaak and David Lillehaug. - The UpTake Tweet this news
The UpTake---...- Lillehaug represented Al Franken during the 2008 recount. ;Together they discussed the recount with Professor Larry Jacobs at the -Hubert Humphrey- Institute.--- - Date : Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:05:56 GMT+00:00
SHELBY'S FIVE - Minneapolis Star Tribune Tweet this news
Minneapolis Star Tribune--"Fred Gates Jr.'s Safe" (1981): "Fred was -Hubert- H. -Humphrey's- right-hand man. On the day of his funeral, his home was broken into and the safe was stolen. ... - Date : Sun, 14 Nov 2010 06:45:47 GMT+00:00

Political offices
Deputy President pro tempore
of the United States Senate
January 5, 1977 - January 13, 1978
Succeeded by
George J. Mitchell
VacantVice President of the United States
January 20, 1965 - January 20, 1969
Succeeded by
Spiro Agnew
Preceded by
Marvin Kline
Mayor of Minneapolis
1945 - 1949
Succeeded by
Eric G. Hoyer
United States Senate
Preceded by
Eugene McCarthy
United States Senator from Minnesota|class=1
Served alongside: Walter Mondale, Wendell Anderson

January 3, 1971 - January 13, 1978
Succeeded by
Muriel Humphrey
Preceded by
Joseph H. Ball
United States Senator from Minnesota|class=2
Served alongside: Edward Thye, Eugene McCarthy

January 3, 1949 - December 29, 1964
Succeeded by
Walter Mondale
Preceded by
Mike Mansfield
Senate Majority Whip
1961 - 1964
Succeeded by
Russell B. Long
Party political offices
Preceded by
Eugene McCarthy
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party nominee for United States Senator from Minnesota
(Class 1)

1970, 1976
Succeeded by
Bob Short
Preceded by
Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic Party presidential candidate
1968
Succeeded by
George McGovern
Democratic Party vice presidential candidate
1964
Succeeded by
Edmund Muskie
Preceded by
Elmer Austin Benson
(Farmer-Labor)
Ed Murphy{{dn}}
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party nominee for United States Senator from Minnesota
(Class 2)

1948, 1954, 1960
Succeeded by
Walter Mondale
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Lyndon B. Johnson
Persons who have lain in state or honor
in the United States Capitol rotunda
January 14, 1978 - January 15, 1978
Succeeded by
Unknown Soldier of the Vietnam Era
(Michael Joseph Blassie)

United States Senators from Minnesota

Class 1Rice * Ramsey * McMillan * Davis * Towne * Clapp * Kellogg * Shipstead * Thye * McCarthy * H. Humphrey * M. Humphrey * Durenberger * Grams * Dayton * Klobuchar |
Class 2Shields * Wilkinson * Norton * Windom * Stearns * Windom * Edgerton * Windom * Sabin * Washburn * K. Nelson * Johnson * Schall * Benson * Howard * Lundeen * Ball * A. Nelson * Ball * H. Humphrey * Mondale * Anderson * Boschwitz * Wellstone * Barkley * Coleman * Franken |

United States Senate Majority Whips

Lewis * Curtis * Jones * Fess * Lewis * Minton * Hill * Wherry * Myers * Johnson * Saltonstall * Clements * Mansfield * Humphrey * Long * Kennedy * Byrd * Cranston * Stevens * Simpson * Cranston * Ford * Lott * Nickles * Reid * Nickles * Reid * McConnell * Durbin

Cabinet of President Lyndon B. Johnson (1963 �1969)

Vice PresidentNone (1963 �1965) * Hubert Humphrey (1965 �1969)
Secretary of StateDean Rusk (1963 �1969)
Secretary of the TreasuryC. Douglas Dillon (1963 �1965) * Henry H. Fowler (1965 �1968) * Joseph W. Barr (1968 �1969)
Secretary of DefenseRobert McNamara (1963 �1968) * Clark Clifford (1968 �1969)
Attorney GeneralRobert F. Kennedy (1963 �1964) * Nicholas Katzenbach (1965 �1966) * Ramsey Clark (1967 �1969)
Postmaster GeneralJohn A. Gronouski (1963 �1965) * Lawrence O'Brien (1965 �1968) * W. Marvin Watson (1968 �1969)
Secretary of the InteriorStewart Udall (1963 �1969)
Secretary of the AgricultureOrville Freeman (1963 �1969)
Secretary of CommerceLuther H. Hodges (1963 �1965) * John T. Connor (1965 �1967) * Alexander Buel Trowbridge (1967 �1968) * C. R. Smith (1968 �1969)
Secretary of LaborW. Willard Wirtz (1963 �1969)
Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareAnthony J. Celebrezze (1962 �1965) * John William Gardner (1965 �1968) * Wilbur Joseph Cohen (1968 �1969)
Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentRobert Clifton Weaver (1963 �1968) * Robert Coldwell Wood (1969)
Secretary of TransportationAlan Stephenson Boyd (1967 �1969)

United States presidential election, 1956

Democratic Party1956 Democratic National Convention
CandidatesBattle * Chandler * Davis * Harriman * Johnson * Kefauver * Lausche * Stevenson * Timmerman
VP CandidatesBrown * Clement * Collins * Gore * Hodges * Humphrey * Johnson * Kefauver * Kennedy * Symington * Wagner
Republican Party1956 Republican National Convention
CandidatesEisenhower
VP CandidatesNixon

United States presidential election, 1960

Democratic Party1960 Democratic National Convention
CandidatesBarnett * Brown * DiSalle * Fisher * Humphrey * Johnson * Kennedy * Meyner * Morse * Smathers * Stevenson * Symington
VP CandidatesJackson * Johnson * Symington
Republican Party1960 Republican National Convention
CandidatesGoldwater * Nixon * Rockefeller
VP CandidatesHalleck * Lodge * Rockefeller

United States presidential election, 1964

Democratic Party1964 Democratic National Convention
CandidatesBrewster * Brown * Johnson * Kennedy * Randolph * Reynolds * Wallace * Welsh * Yorty
VP CandidatesDodd * Humphrey * Kennedy * McCarthy
Republican Party1964 Republican National Convention
CandidatesFong * Goldwater * Lodge * Nixon * Rhodes * Rockefeller * Scranton * Smith * Stassen
VP CandidatesMiller

United States presidential election, 1968

Democratic Party1968 Democratic National Convention
CandidatesBranigin * Crommelin * Fisher * Humphrey (campaign) * R. Kennedy (campaign) * Johnson * Lynch * McCarthy (campaign) * McGovern * Moore * Smathers * Young
VP CandidatesMuskie
Republican Party1968 Republican National Convention
CandidatesCarlson * Case * Fong * Lindsay * Nixon (campaign) * Reagan * Rhodes * N. Rockefeller * W. Rockefeller * Romney (campaign) * Stassen * Volpe
VP CandidatesAgnew * Brooke * Bush * Chafee * Evans * Finch * Hatfield * Javits * Love * Morton * Percy * Tower
Third PartyAmerican Independent Party
CandidateWallace (campaign)
VP CandidateLeMay

United States presidential election, 1972

Democratic Party1972 Democratic National Convention * Primaries
CandidatesChisholm * Harris * Hartke * Humphrey * Jackson * Lindsay * McCarthy * McGovern (campaign) * Mills * Muskie * Sanford * Wallace * Yorty
VP CandidatesEagleton (replaced) * Farenthold * Gravel * Peabody * Shriver
Republican Party1972 Republican National Convention * Primaries
CandidatesAshbrook * McCloskey * Nixon (campaign)
VP CandidatesAgnew
Minor partiesSchmitz (American Independent) * Jenness (Socialist Workers) * Spock (People's) * Hospers (Libertarian)

United States presidential election, 1976

Democratic Party
Convention * Primaries
Nominee: Jimmy Carter
VP Nominee: Walter Mondale
Other Candidates: Bayh * Bentsen * Brown * Byrd * Carey * Church * Harris * Humphrey * Jackson * Jaworski * Jordan * McCarthy * McCormack * Mondale * Randolph * Sanford * Shapp * Shriver * Stevenson * Udall * Wallace
Other VP Candidates: Albert * Dellums * Jordan
Republican Party
Convention * Primaries
Nominee: Gerald Ford
VP Nominee: Bob Dole
Other Candidates: Buckley * Reagan * Richardson * Stassen
Other VP Candidates: Helms
Minor partiesThomas J. Anderson (American) * Lester Maddox (American Independent) * Gus Hall (Communist) * Roger MacBride (Libertarian) * Margaret Wright (People's) * Peter Camejo (Socialist Workers) * LaRouche (U.S. Labor Party)



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