Records of the Democratic National Committee, 1960 - 1968. Sound Recordings of Hubert H. Humphrey Speeches , 9/15/1964 - 10/21/1964

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Records of the Democratic National Committee, 1960 - 1968. Sound Recordings of Hubert H. Humphrey Speeches , 9/15/1964 - 10/21/1964

1964

This series consists of sound recordings of speeches and remarks made by Hubert H. Humphrey while he was the Democratic Party's vice presidential candidate in the 1964 national election. In these speeches, Humphrey highlights the accomplishments of Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson and of the Democratic Party. He describes the goals and vision of President Johnson's Great Society. He outlines the security challenges presented by international events and describes President Johnson's plans to confront them. He speaks of civil rights, and says that liberty and equality should extend to all people. Humphrey also uses these speeches to describe Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater's platform as dangerous.

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