I agree with you about Humphrey. Apparently it came out later that Humphrey was opposed to the war and would have ended it but, as LBJ's VP, couldn't say so. I respected his background in both Civil Rights and unionism, but the war was the breaking point for me (I was very active in the anti-war movement). I wish it hadn't been.
I agree with you about Humphrey. Apparently it came out later that Humphrey was opposed to the war and would have ended it but, as LBJ's VP, couldn't say so. I respected his background in both Civil Rights and unionism, but the war was the breaking point for me (I was very active in the anti-war movement). I wish it hadn't been.
I wasn't sure about Gene McCarthy's ability to win, but, once I decided I could trust Bobby Kennedy (I was at first dubious because he hadn't objected to the war when he was his brother's AG), I was all for him. I'm sure he could have won, and the US would be a better place today if he had.
I agree with you about Humphrey. Apparently it came out later that Humphrey was opposed to the war and would have ended it but, as LBJ's VP, couldn't say so. I respected his background in both Civil Rights and unionism, but the war was the breaking point for me (I was very active in the anti-war movement). I wish it hadn't been.
I wasn't sure about Gene McCarthy's ability to win, but, once I decided I could trust Bobby Kennedy (I was at first dubious because he hadn't objected to the war when he was his brother's AG), I was all for him. I'm sure he could have won, and the US would be a better place today if he had.