The Nomination of Hubert Humphrey for Vice-President

@article{Pomper1966TheNO,  title={The Nomination of Hubert Humphrey for Vice-President},  author={Gerald M. Pomper},  journal={The Journal of Politics},  year={1966},  volume={28},  pages={639 - 659},  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:154741950}}
T HE NOMINATION of Hubert Humphrey as the 1964 Democratic candidate for Vice-President constituted one of the most unusual incidents in recent political history. It was achieved through an active campaign, but one of limited public involvement. Humphrey's designation was achieved ostensibly through the deliberate choice of one individual, Lyndon Johnson, but only after an extensive effort to direct his choice to the Minnesota Senator. All of the participants in the decision were greatly… 

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