Papers, 1968-1972.

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Papers, 1968-1972.

Materials relating to the presidential campaign of 1972 Hobbs accumulated while a member of Senator Humprey's national campaign staff. Materials include booklets, brochures, correspondence, flyers, news articles, buttons, stickers, and other records of the presidential campaign of 1972 through the time of the National Democratic Convention. Most of the material relates to Humphrey, but some of it relates to presidential hopefuls Muskie, Jackson, McGovern and Wallace, and some to vice presidential aspirants. Also includes a copy of the statebook for Idaho and one of five copies of the final computer printout on the delegates to the Democratic National Convention.

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Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998

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McGovern, George S. (George Stanley), 1922-2012

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Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978

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Hobbs, Peter Burke.

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Member of Senator Hubert H. Humprey's national campaign staff in the presidential election of 1972. From the description of Papers, 1968-1972. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 40248728 ...

Democratic National Convention (1972 : Miami Beach, Fla.)

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Muskie, Edmund S., 1914-1996

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Governor of Maine, U.S. senator, U.S. secretary of state, of Waterville, Me.; d. 1996. From the description of Christmas card, 1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70926049 United States senator from Maine. From the description of Address : at water symposium, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1966 June 15. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 33841361 Politician, governor of Maine, U.S. senator from Maine, and U.S. Secretary of State; d....