Democratic National Convention of 1968 held at International Amphitheater in Chicago, Illinois United States. Keynote speaker at the meeting, Daniel Ken Inouye, Senator from Hawaii, delivers his address. Democratic representatives from all States at the convention. Placards displayed for seating arrangements of Democrats from different States. Senator Inouye urges delegates to listen to the concerns and protests of youth demonstrators. He points out that it is a worldwide phenomenon, and not just demonstrations affiliated with the Vietnam War. Senator Inouye says, "The marching feet of youth have led us into a new era of politics, and we can never turn back."
Trucks and cars on roads in America going west during the Great Depression. The vehicles are laden down with lots of gear and possessions as people migrate westward in search of work and better conditions during the Great Depression. One unusual view shows a car towing a covered wagon. Two men walking west on road with their baggage. Logging men or lumberjacks cutting a giant tree into logs of wood and floating the logs down a river to a sawmill. Two men working in the sawmill as the giant sawblade cuts the logs into lumber. Aerial view of little activity at the Portland Lumber Mills of Portland Oregon, as the Depression cut into business. Abandoned sawmills in disrepair. A man talking to a group of workers seeking jobs. Idle men who are unemployed on a street corner, standing in front of the Julian S Chybke Pharmacist and Chemist shop at the corner of East 13th Avenue and Spokane Avenue in Portland, Oregon. Unemployed men stand together looking dejected and talking. Views of dust storm underway during the Dust Bowl. Farm equipment covered in dust and dirt. A man crossing over dust dunes. A farmer looking at dust bowl devastation, and a woman with her child in a dust ravaged area.
Self-portrait of Republican nominee Richard Nixon aired during his 1968 presidential run against Hubert Humphrey and George Wallace in the United States. Richard Nixon recounts his past and speaks about his father Francis A. Nixon. Nixon says that his father was a very determined person who wanted him to accomplish what he could not accomplish in his life. He speaks about achievements of his uncle who is the younger brother of his father. An old photograph showing the Nixon Family in Ohio. He says that his father started working on a farm at the age of nine. Nixon states that he was born in a house his father had built. A picture of Richard Nixon's father standing in front of the house where Richard Nixon was born.
Democratic National Convention of 1968 held at International Amphitheater in Chicago, Illinois United States. Democratic representatives from all states arrive to attend the convention. Prominent democratic leaders arrive for the convention. Hubert Humphrey and other leaders descend from their cars, walk towards the meeting hall. Leaders greeted by other Democrats.
Democratic National Convention of 1968 held at International Amphitheater in Chicago, Illinois United States. Various Democrats vying for president and vice presidential offices deliver their addresses at the Convention. Democratic representatives from various States at the Convention. Members at the Convention talk and discuss with each other. Supporters of Hubert Humphrey rise up from their places, shouting slogans in favor of him. They raise his posters and banners. Supporters of other candidates also start shouting in favor of their respective candidates. (Note: Sound on clip is of a background music band; not of the speakers).
Democratic National Convention of 1968 held at International Amphitheater in Chicago, Illinois United States. Various democrats deliver their address at the convention. Democratic representatives from various states at the convention. Members at the convention from Texas and Colorado put forward their nominations for President. Vice President Hubert Humphrey comes to the podium after being announced as the nominee for President. Crowd cheers and supports him. His wife and mother join at the podium.
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