1968

 MLK shot on April 4  Rioters took to the streets

 June 4 – wins California Primary  Walking through a hotel kitchen, Bobby is shot  Sirhan Sirhan  Angered by Kennedy’s support of Israel

 Peak of 536,000 troops in Vietnam  Violence and protests the norm

 Richard Nixon – Republican  Hubert H. Humphrey – Democrat  Current VP  Georg C. Wallace – American Independent

 Democratic National Convention held in Chicago  Hubert Humphrey vs. Eugene McCarthy (anti-war activist)  Humphrey had secretly already been nominated by the party

 Thousands came to protest in Chicago  Mayor Richard J. Daley, “as long as I am mayor, there will be law and order”  12,000 police mobilized  5,000 National Guardsmen

 When Humphrey announced…chaos erupted  Meanwhile…the whole world was watching on TV

 Lost to JFK in 1960  Lost the Governor's race of California in 1962  Joined a New York law firm  Helped the GOP in 1966 elections  Won the Presidential bid in 1968

 Promised law and order  Promised to end the war  Helped by George Wallace  Former democrat who won 5 southern states

 Nixon wins by more than 100 electoral votes  43% of popular vote  And the saga continues…..