Oral history transcript, David Ginsburg, interview 2 (II), 8/26/1988, by Michael L. Gillette

Title:

Oral history transcript, David Ginsburg, interview 2 (II), 8/26/1988, by Michael L. Gillette

Number of Pages:

36

Description:

Working with Vice President Hubert Humphrey to develop his campaign platform before the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago; working on a Vietnam speech for Humphrey to give in Chicago; LBJ and Humphrey's views on Vietnam; consulting with Ted Sorensen, Charlie Murphy, and others on the speech before sending it to Hale Boggs and LBJ; LBJ's changes to the speech regarding the bombing halt and reciprocity on the part of the North Vietnamese; Humphrey's response to LBJ's objection to the Democratic party platform; Eugene McCarthy's plank; protests at the convention; the rumor that John Connally would try to oppose Humphrey for the presidential nomination; Humphrey's response to being nominated as the Democratic presidential candidate; encouraging Humphrey to develop his own plank separate from that of the Johnson administration; the Paris peace talks and their influence on Humphrey's platform; Dean Rusk's apparent suggestion that LBJ remain firm on Vietnam and that Humphrey appear more flexible; Humphrey's personality and how it changed during the convention: Humphrey's loyalty to LBJ and frustration over the situation; why John F. Kennedy beat Humphrey in West Virginia in 1960; 1960 opposition from Franklin Roosevelt, Jr., and meetings with influential Democrats during that campaign; pressure for Humphrey to resign from the vice presidency during his 1968 campaign; riots and protesters near the Conrad Hilton Hotel during the 1968 convention; Ginsburg's role in Humphrey's campaign in the fall of 1968; Humphrey's speech in Salt Lake City; LBJ's paranoia about the Kennedys financing Humphrey's presidential campaign; Humphrey's public speaking strengths and weaknesses; Humphrey's inability to separate himself from people who shouldn't be in his inner circle; Humphrey's compassion; George Wallace's candidacy in 1968 and its effect on Humphrey; the Jewish vote; 1968 concern over violence and crime in the U.S.; Humphrey's knowledge of Nixon's communication with Anna Chennault; the October 1968 bombing halt; the end of LBJ's presidency; Humphrey's opinion of Spiro Agnew

Contributor:

Ginsburg, David, 1912-2010

Collection:

LBJ Library Oral Histories

Collection Description:

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Series:

Transcripts of LBJ Library Oral Histories

See Also:

See all online interviews with David Ginsburg

Relation:

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Rights:

Possibly copyright restricted: see deed at end of transcript for details