1968. mlk shot on april 4 rioters took to the streets
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Vietnam - 81968
Violence of 1968
MLK shot on April 4
Rioters took to the streets
Robert Kennedy
June 4 – wins California Primary
Walking through a hotel kitchen, Bobby is shot
Sirhan Sirhan Angered by
Kennedy’s support of Israel
1968
Peak of 536,000 troops in Vietnam
Violence and protests the norm
1968 Presidential Election Richard Nixon –
Republican Hubert H.
Humphrey – Democrat Current VP
Georg C. Wallace – American Independent
Turmoil in Chicago
Democratic National Convention held in Chicago
Hubert Humphrey vs. Eugene McCarthy (anti-war activist)
Humphrey had secretly already been nominated by the party
Chicago
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
Chicago
When Humphrey announced…chaos erupted
Meanwhile…the whole world was watching on TV
Richard Nixon
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
Nixon
Promised law and order
Promised to end the war
Helped by George Wallace Former democrat
who won 5 southern states
1968 Election Results
Nixon wins by more than 100 electoral votes
43% of popular vote
And the saga continues…..