1964 Democratic National Convention - brief CBS excerpt
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[0:04] one of the architects of the uh
[0:06] compromise is the Attorney General of
[0:08] Minnesota Mr Mandel who was the chairman
[0:11] of the credential subcommittee we want
[0:13] to to go to Martin gronky uh to find out
[0:17] just what happened in that credentials
[0:19] committee how it was that the uh that
[0:22] the compromise was reached and then what
[0:24] happened when the uh when the compromise
[0:26] was presented
[0:28] Martin um Mr attorney general we want to
[0:32] know to begin with even though this
[0:34] whole thing seems to have fallen apart
[0:35] now how your compromise was reached what
[0:39] you had in mind and what went on in that
[0:41] meeting that arrived at the compromise
[0:44] well let me first say I don't think it's
[0:45] Fallen apart I'll be glad to discuss
[0:47] that later I think I think this uh
[0:50] proposal of the credentials committee
[0:52] represents the best feeling and the best
[0:55] understanding of the vast majority of
[0:57] the delegates to this convention uh
[1:00] constitutes uh a full and uh historic
[1:05] commitment to civil rights and human
[1:06] Justice and yet recognizes some of the
[1:09] difficult practical parties that we
[1:11] problems we have as a national party
[1:13] dealing in the South now let's define
[1:14] what we're talking about now getting
[1:16] back to your question uh how was this uh
[1:20] compromise arrived at it began at the uh
[1:23] first meeting of the c