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Black and white photograph of a “Hubert Humphrey for mayor” campaign worker rides his Cushman scooter before the Minneapolis mayoral election, 1947.

“Humphrey for mayor” campaigner

A “Hubert Humphrey for mayor” campaign worker rides his Cushman scooter before the Minneapolis mayoral election, 1947.

Humphrey at the Minnesota State Fair

Hubert Humphrey riding the merry-go-round at the Minnesota State Fair, 1947.

Hubert Humphrey reading comics on the radio

Hubert Humphrey reads comics on the radio, August 1946.

Jimmy Durante with Hubert Humphrey

Jimmy Durante (back left) and Mayor Hubert H. Humphrey sing along with two unidentified men, 1946.

Hubert Humphrey

Hubert Humphrey, c.1968.

Humphrey, Hubert H. (1911–1978)

Hubert H. Humphrey, a giant of Minnesota politics, was one of the most influential liberal leaders of the twentieth century. His political rise was meteoric, his impact on public policy historic. His support for the Vietnam War, however, cost him the office he most sought: president of the United States.