While Lady Bird Johnson welcomed the diminutive visi ... According to the news media, the former vice president’s star seemed to be shooting in multiple directions. One article dismissed ...
In response, Vice President Hubert Humphrey entered the ... That was not surprising, even though Humphrey supported Johnson's Vietnam policy, as he was respected by Democratic leaders and had ...
November: John F. Kennedy is elected president. After taking office, Vice President Lyndon Johnson travels to Vietnam and affirms his support for Diem's increasingly autocratic government.
In 1968, VP Hubert Humphrey stepped in for Lyndon Johnson when Johnson, saddled with low popularity due to the Vietnam War, opted out of the race. After he secured the nomination of a divided ...