1964 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection

none 1964 Democratic vice presidential nomination primary 1960 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection 1960 1968 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection 1968 1964 08 27 File:Hubert Humphrey vice presidential portrait color02 (Cropped).jpg Hubert Humphrey 1E90FF Minnesota Vice Presidential nominee Lyndon B. Johnson Hubert Humphrey The selection of the Democratic Party's vice presidential candidate for the 1964 United States presidential election occurred at the party's national convention and resulted in the selection of Senate majority whip Hubert Humphrey to join the ticket with President Lyndon B. Johnson, who was running for election to a full term. Humphrey would go on to become the Democratic presidential nominee in 1968 after Johnson withdrew his bid from re-election to a second full term, but ultimately lost to former Vice President Richard Nixon in the close general election. Background After the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson ascended to the presidency.Wicker Tom November 4, 1964 Johnson Swamps Goldwater https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/98/04/12/specials/johnson-goldwater.html?scp=19&sq=Goldwater&st=cse The New York Times New York, NY As the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution had not yet been passed, there was no process for filling the office of vice president until the next post-election inauguration, and Speaker of the House John William McCormack was next-in-line for the presidency from November 1963 to January 1965.Ayton Mel 2021 Protecting the Presidential Candidates: From JFK To Biden https://books.google.com/books?id=PLNFEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA53 Philadelphia, PA Frontline Books 53–54 978-1-3990-1411-3 Google Books Johnson carefully considered his running mate for the 1964 election, and put up "trial balloons" in the media.Nathanson Iric Loyal lieutenant: On the ticket with LBJ http://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2011/05/loyal-lieutenant-ticket-lbj 6 October 2015 Minnesota Post 24 May 2011 Speculation Those who were the subject of speculation included Humphrey, who was a key lieutenant for Johnson in the Senate, particularly in regards to the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Others included Connecticut Senators Abraham Ribicoff and Thomas J. Dodd, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, New York Mayor Robert Wagner, California Governor Pat Brown, and Minnesota Senator Eugene McCarthy. Many Democrats also hoped for Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, the brother of former President John F. Kennedy, but Johnson carefully maneuvered to keep Kennedy off the ticket due to personal enmity between the two.Walch Timothy At the President's Side: The Vice Presidency in the Twentieth Century 1997 University of Missouri Press 104–105 9780826211330 https://books.google.com/books?id=PBYghyfZjOUC 6 October 2015 Selection As the convention got underway, a potential issue was that there were competing delegations from Mississippi.Black Eric May 27, 2011 The sad story of Humphrey's role at 1964 Democratic convention https://www.minnpost.com/eric-black-ink/2011/05/sad-story-humphreys-role-1964-democratic-convention/ MinnPost Minneapolis, MN The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, which included black and white members opposed to racial segregation, challenged the delegate credentials of Mississippi Democratic Party members who favored segregation. Johnson wanted no disruptions to distract from his nomination, and he assigned Humphrey to solve the problem. Humphrey worked with his protegee, the then-Attorney General of Minnesota and future appointee to Humphrey's own Senate seat, Walter Mondale,Olson Dan The Mondale Lectures: Atlantic City Revisited http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/200002/11_olsond_mondalelectures/ Minnesota Public Radio January 19, 2016 January 28, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180128021009/http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/200002/11_olsond_mondalelectures/ live to craft a compromise which satisfied Johnson. On August 27, Humphrey met with Johnson in the Oval Office.Wicker Tom Reston James Lewis Anthony Mazo Earl Kenworthy E. W. August 27, 1964 The Choice of Humphrey, Step by Step https://www.nytimes.com/1964/08/27/archives/the-choice-of-humphrey-step-by-step.html The New York Times New York, NY 1 TimesMachine In their discussion, they agreed that if Humphrey joined the ticket and Johnson and Humphrey won the general election, Humphrey would have important executive branch responsibilities, including oversight of the administration's nuclear disarmament, antipoverty, and space programs. In addition, they agreed that Humphrey would have a high profile role in Johnson's foreign policy. After this interview, Johnson announced his choice of Humphrey for the vice presidential nomination. Humphrey easily won the vice presidential nomination on the first ballot at the 1964 Democratic National Convention. The Johnson–Humphrey ticket went on to beat the Goldwater–Miller ticket in the 1964 election. Potential running mates Finalists Others See also 1964 Democratic National Convention 1964 Democratic Party presidential primaries References Category:Democratic Party (United States) vice presidential nominees Category:1964 United States presidential election Category:Lyndon B. Johnson Category:Hubert Humphrey Category:Robert F. Kennedy Category:1964 United States presidential nominating conventions