Grave of Hubert H Humphrey in Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Nov 16 2020 at 2:00 PM GMT
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- Tucked in a nondescript corner of a beautiful cemetery in South Minneapolis, lies the final resting place of one of the most significant Democratic politicians of the mid-20th-century.
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey was a politician from Minnesota who served as Mayor of Minneapolis, Senator from Minnesota, and Vice President of the United States under Lyndon B Johnson.
- He ran for president on multiple occasions, garnering the nomination of the Democratic Party in 1968, although he would be defeated by Richard M Nixon.
- Humphrey was a congressional leader at the forefront of passing civil rights legislation and several other initiatives.
- Political reporter Hunter S Thompson famously lambasted Humphrey in Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail 1972.
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- Published Nov 16, 2020 2:00 PM GMT