1968 Democratic National Convention - CBS News - Night 4 (partial)
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[0:34] sou Wallace may just take enough votes
[0:37] away from Mr Nixon to give those states
[0:39] to Humphrey and President Johnson's
[0:41] support if he actively gives it could be
[0:43] as much hindrance as
[0:45] help so Hubert Humphrey is in a rather
[0:47] lonely position at the moment and a very
[0:50] great deal now depends on the man
[0:51] himself how he comports himself how
[0:54] persuasive he can be how he looks in
[0:56] contrast to Richard Nixon as a person
[0:59] person
[1:00] personality after all a realistic choice
[1:03] is between those two as the McCarthy's
[1:05] and the Kennedy mcgoverns Fade Into the
[1:07] background for the time
[1:10] being Mr Humphrey hopes that this year
[1:12] is like 1948 when Truman who was given
[1:15] up for lost even by the professional
[1:17] pollsters edged out the very over
[1:19] cautious Mr Dewey but it may be like 52
[1:23] when the Great silent Center voted the
[1:25] country had decided it wanted a complete
[1:27] change and simply voted the ins out
[1:31] now the fear in the back of the minds of
[1:33] democratic leaders everywhere could be
[1:35] expressed I think in some words of used
[1:38] before here I'm afraid the philosopher
[1:40] Alfred North Whitehead he said wait for
[1:42] the back streets when they move the
[1:45] intellectuals are swept
[1:50] aside thank you
[1:52] Eric here in our CBS news anchor Booth
[1:57] it's a man about whom we have spoken a
[2:00] great deal in the last few days he's had
[2:03] a couple of words about us in the last
[2:04] few days I think uh maybe this is a kiss
[2:07] and Makeup Session but it's not really
[2:09] intended quite that way mayor dy I think
[2:11] we've always been uh friends from a
[2:13] distance at any rate mayor Richard Dy of
[2:17] Chicago and