'All the Way with LBJ'

Humphrey and Johnson
Hubert Humphrey, left, and President Lyndon Johnson at the White House. Humphrey entered the race for president after Johnson declined to seek re-election. Humphrey and McCarthy, two Minnesotans, were pitted against each other in the 1968 Democratic primary.
Photo by Jack Kightlinger, courtesy of LBJ Library

As this year's Democratic National Convention kicks off in Denver this week, we revisit the tumultuous 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago through a radio drama produced by Minnesota Public Radio and The History Theatre.

The program, titled "All the Way with LBJ," recalls the convention as a critical moment for Minnesota native and former Vice President Hubert Humphrey, who was that year's Democratic nominee for president.

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