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Chicago 1968

Documentary | History

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Release Date

November 13, 1995

Duration

60 min

Status

Released

Language

en

Overview

American Experience looks at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago where Vice President Hubert Humphrey won his party's nomination for president amid massive civil unrest and violence perpetrated by Chicago Police and anti-Vietnam War protesters.

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David McCullough

Self - Host

David McCullough

William Stanley Merwin

Self - Narrator (voice)

William Stanley Merwin

Tom Wicker

Self - Journalist

Tom Wicker

Albert Eisele

Self - Biographer

Albert Eisele

Ted Van Dyk

Self - Humphrey Staff

Ted Van Dyk

Marilyn Katz

Self - Antiwar Activist

Marilyn Katz

David Dellinger

Self - Antiwar Activist

David Dellinger

David Farber

Self - Historian

David Farber

Roger Wilkins

Self - US Justice Department

Roger Wilkins

Joel Weisman

Self - Chicago Journalist

Joel Weisman

David Stahl

Self - Chicago Deputy Mayor

David Stahl

Abe Peck

Self - Anitwar Activist

Abe Peck

Thomas Foran

Self - US Attorney, Illinois

Thomas Foran

Rennie Davis

Self - Antiwar Activist

Rennie Davis

Richard Samuel

Self - McCarthy Delegate

Richard Samuel

William Frapolly

Self - Undercover Police

William Frapolly

Mike Spiegel

Self - Antiwar Activist

Mike Spiegel

Frank Sullivan

Self - Police Spokesman

Frank Sullivan

Tom Hayden

Self - Antiwar Activist

Tom Hayden

Reuven Frank

Self - NBC News

Reuven Frank

David Ginsburg

Self - Humphrey Staff

David Ginsburg

Edward Collins

Self - Chicago Police

Edward Collins

Bill Ayers

Self - Antiwar Activist

Bill Ayers

Jean Wallin

Self - McCarthy Delegate

Jean Wallin

Joseph Alioto

Self - Mayor, San Francisco (archive footage)

Joseph Alioto

Richard J. Daley

Self (archive footage)

Richard J. Daley

Wayne Hays

Self - Representative, Ohio (archive footage)

Wayne Hays

Hubert H. Humphrey

Self (archive footage)

Hubert H. Humphrey

Eugene McCarthy

Self (archive footage)

Eugene McCarthy

Pierre Salinger

Self - Convention Speaker (archive footage)

Pierre Salinger

Theodore Sorensen

Self - Convention Speaker (archive footage)

Theodore Sorensen

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