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.
June 4, 1998 - On the tails of a legal victory in his case against the tobacco industry, State Attorney General Skip Humphrey maintains a good share of support from Minnesota voters for his decision to settle the case before it went to jury. That's according to a new poll released by MPR, the Pioneer Press and KARE-11. Minnesota Public Radio's Karen-Louise Boothe reports:
June 9, 1998 - St. Paul Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman edged out State Attorney General Skip Humphrey in a straw poll of Minnesota AFL-CIO members. But the results may indicate big labor won't rally around a single candidate until after the September primary. Minnesota Public Radio's Karen-Louise Boothe reports.
September 9, 1998 - The five gubernatorial candidates running in the D-F-L primary debated the issues on the Minnesota News Network last night. They weren't allowed to mention Republican candidate Norm Coleman, so they criticized frontrunner Skip Humphrey on his tax cut plan, abortion and stadium funding. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports... The five agree on many issues - they support tax cuts, more spending on education and health care, and the need to end Northwest Airlines' dominance in Minnesota. They oppose using taxpayer dollars for a new Twins stadium. But in a competitive five-way race, they need to distinguish themselves from their primary opponents without bloodying each other an
September 11, 1998 - With just days remaining until next Tuesday's primary, the gubernatorial candidate who's leading in the polls isn't letting up. DFL'er Skip Humphrey knows he can't count on poll numbers to win a five-way race, and has spent the past few weeks wooing potential voters at senior centers, labor picnics and the State Fair. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports.
September 16, 1998 - After an exceptionally long primary campaign with an unusually large number of contenders, the DFL party has narrowed its field of gubernatorial candidates to one: Attorney General Skip Humphrey. Strategists for the Republican candidate, St Paul Mayor Norm Coleman, say now that they know who the opposition is, their campaign will intensify. Minnesota Public Radio's reports: Campaign workers say they've had a hard time focusing the voters' attention in the last few months, with seven major candidates vying for column-inches and air time. Now that it's down to three, Coleman strategist Chris Georgacas says the REAL campaign begins:
September 21, 1998 - Governor Arne Carlson has ordered state flags lowered to half staff through Thursday evening to honor Muriel Humphrey Brown. Carlson called Brown "truly a Minnesota treasure." The widow of former vice president Hubert Humphrey, and mother of four children including gubernatorial candidate Skip Humphrey died yesterday in a Minneapolis hospital. She was 86 years old. Minnesota Public Radio's Mike Mulcahy has this remembrance:
September 24, 1998 - Friends and family members gathered to remember the life of Muriel Humphrey Brown today. More than 500 people attended her memorial service at Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church. The wife of former Vice President Hubert Humphrey died Sunday at the age of 86. She was buried this morning in a private ceremony at Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis . She is survived by her second husband, Max Brown, as well as her four children and other family members. Former Vice President Walter Mondale, a friend of the family for 50 years, offered one of the tributes at today's service.
June 7, 2001 - Hubert Humphrey's former press secretary Norman Sherman told the audience at today's Mondale lecture that Humphrey's personality played a key role in his success as a Senator. Sherman remembered how Humphrey instructed his staff to be nice to their political opponents - key Southern senators angry at Humphrey for his support of civil rights.
June 8, 2001 - Walter Mondale's tribute to his mentor Hubert Humphrey from the ongoing 50 Years: Mondale Lectures on Public Service, held at the University of Minnesota. Program also includes speeches from Harry Davis, civil rights leader and former Minneapolis School Board member; and Norman Sherman, Hubert Humphrey’s former press secretary.
November 29, 2001 - The United Nations is appointing former U.S. Senator George McGovern as the U.N.'s first global ambassador for hunger. McGovern will organize relief efforts in Third World countries and help people there improve food production techniques. He just finished serving as ambassador to the United Nations Food and Agricultural program in Rome. McGovern grew up during the Great Depression. He says he never personally knew real hunger, but his family provided food to young men in need: