Hubert H. Humphrey American Democrat politician who served as the 38th vice president of the United States and represented Minnesota in the United States Senate.
Born May 27, 1911 in Wallace, South Dakota, Humphrey served as assistant director of the War Manpower Commission, as a college professor, and radio commentator before becoming mayor of Minneapolis in 1945. In 1948, he won election to the U.S. Senate, where he became known as “the Happy Warrior.” In 1964, he was elected vice president in Lyndon Johnson’s presidential win. Humphrey ran as the democratic nominee in an unsuccessful bid for President of the United States in 1968, losing to republican Richard Nixon. Humphrey would later be reelected to the U.S. Senate and serve from 1971 to 1978.
November 4, 1978 - MPR’s Dick Daly reports on President Jimmy Carter’s visit to Duluth in support of Minnesota DFL candidates before 1978 elections.
January 28, 1988 - Midday presents the MPR documentary “The Politics of Joy: A Radio Remembrance of Hubert Humphrey.” MPR’s Mark Heistad reflects on political life and impact of Hubert H. Humphrey in both Minnesota and the nation.
June 19, 1997 - ** TOP WITH LATEST ON TOBACCO SETTLEMENT ** The chief negotiator for states in talks with cigarette companies on a settlement of lawsuits said tremendous progress had been made today... but there's still no announcement of an agreement....although some anti-tobacco attorneys says a deal is imminent. Minnesota Attorney General Hubert Humphrey the Third says negotiators should slow down the rapid pace of the talks. Humphrey says tobacco companies are hoping for a speedy agreement, so they won't have to release incriminating documents that could work against them in the courts. Some of his colleagues have criticized Humphrey for his hard-line position on talks....but Humphrey says he's just trying to make sure that some 33-million documents Minnesota has collected for its case....see the light of day: | WATCH LEVELS...A BIT HOT IN SPOTS ****
June 24, 1997 - Minnesota Attorney General "Skip" Humphrey has denied reports that he's softening his opposition to the tentative deal ending state lawsuits against cigarette makers. Humphrey says he's as opposed to the deal now as he was when it was announced last Friday. Minnesota Public Radio's Martin Kaste reports.
September 17, 1997 - President Clinton today called for sweeping changes in the proposed national tobacco settlement, including industry penalties of up to a $1.50 per pack if teen-age smoking fails to fall sharply over 10 years. In making his first detailed comment on the $368-billion tobacco settlement reached in June, Clinton effectively refused to endorse the agreement, outlining so many changes that it was certain to serve as little more than a starting point for any legislation that Congress may ultimately fashion. Minnesota's lawsuit against the industry is set to go to court in January. State Attorney General Skip Humphrey, who has been highly critical of the tobacco companies and the settlement, says the original settlement is dead. It's not, he says, just a bargaining tactic by the President.
February 23, 1998 - Next Tuesday night Republicans and Democrats hold precinct caucuses to elect delegates to this summer's party conventions. This week Minnesota Public Radio is profiling the candidates vying for their endorsement for governor. The race is drawing attention outside of Minnesota because the race includes several sons of famous fathers. None has a bigger name, or is taking a bigger gamble now, than Attorney General Skip Humphrey. Minnesota Public Radio's Karen Louise Boothe has the first in a series of profiles of gubernatorial candidates.
February 24, 1998 - A new Minnesota Public Radio-St. Paul Pioneer Press-Kare 11 TV poll shows Attorney General Skip Humphrey with the most support in the race for the DFL gubernatorial nomination and St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman with the most support on the Republican side. Among people polled who say they're likely to vote in the DFL primary, about a third said they'd vote for Humphrey, a third split among the other candidates, and a third are undecided. Among people likely to vote in the Republican primary, Coleman leads Lieutenant Governor Joanne Benson and conservative Allen Quist by 12 percentage points. Minnesota Public Radio's Brent Wolfe reports.
February 25, 1998 - Attorney General Skip Humphrey survived attacks by Republican lawmakers when the State Senate today debated a budget bill to fund government operations. Minnesota Public Radios Eric Jansen reports from the Capitol.
March 4, 1998 - Last night's DFL caucus straw poll confirmed Skip Humphrey as the man to beat in the race for the DFL nomination for Governor. His lead was not very commanding, only five percentage points ahead of Mike Freeman, but it was enough to make him a target for the runners-up. Minnesota Public Radio's Martin Kaste reports.
March 26, 1998 - A Ramsey County judge is considering whether to order the Minnesota Twins and major league baseball to submit over 30 years of documents to Attorney General Skip Humphrey. Humphrey's office is investigating whether a threatened move of the Minnesota Twins to North Carolina violates federal anti-trust laws. Minnesota Public Radio's Bob Collins reports. --------------------------------------------------------- | D-CART ITEM: 9470 | TIME: 4:49 | OUTCUE: "...STD --------------------------------------------------------- Xxxxxxxxxx Humphrey isn't saying for sure that Major League Baseb