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Contents 1 Primaries 2 Tom Lehrer song 3 Name change? 4 "But not Senator Goldwater" 5 Presidential and Vice-Presidential ambitions (1952–1964) 6 Two Attempts to Join the Military? 7 Durham-Humphrey amendment

[edit] Primaries

Was it true in '68 that HHH had not only failed to win any primaries but had not even entered any?

I think that's correct. Humphrey, who was serving as Johnson's VP, would not have challenged Johnson, so Humphrey's campaign didn't even begin until April, soon after Johnson's announcement that he wouldn't be a candidate. There were many fewer primaries then, and I think that, by the time Humphrey got in, all the filing deadlines had passed. JamesMLane 28 June 2005 09:57 (UTC)

[edit] Tom Lehrer song

The song by Tom Lehrer is mentioned three separate times: in the 1968 Presidential election section, the Trivia section, and the See Also section. Each one mentions pretty much the same thing and so I think it is redundant to mention it three times. Where is the proper place for it to be mentioned in the text? Tommy11111 03:36, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Name change?

It was proposed at WP:RM that this article be renamed to Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr.. I disagree with the move, per WP:NAME#Use common names of persons and things. I'm posting here, anyway, to create a place for discussion of the proposal. -GTBacchus^(talk) 18:38, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

• Oppose. Contradicts WP:NAME#Use common names of persons and things. --Serge 19:30, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Sorry - I misunderstood the desired convention. I've withdrawn the request. --Appraiser 19:41, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "But not Senator Goldwater"

That speech deserves mention.71.178.239.117 04:24, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

That's a nice speech. I added a quote from Time about it.--Appraiser 13:14, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Presidential and Vice-Presidential ambitions (1952–1964)

The start of the 2nd paragraph reads: "Although a life-long opponent of bigotry, Humphrey used Kennedy's Catholicism against him in the West Virginia primary." The wording strongly implies that Humphrey attacked Kennedy on the basis of his religion. If this is the case, it should be noted; if not, the sentenced should be rephrased.Plazak 22:54, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

I had thought that Humphrey intentionally had rallied the anti-Catholic sentiment, but in a quest to find a citation for that, I found that he did not do that. He was frustrated though that Kennedy was using the issue to imply that people who voted for Humphrey were bigots. So, I changed the first sentence and added a citation, which really covers the whole topic.--Appraiser 13:52, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Two Attempts to Join the Military?

Given the intense conscription pressure and the enormous manpower needs during WW II, it seems very unlikely that Humphrey -- who campaigned so vigorously later in life -- would have been rejected by the military for a hernia. It seems quite likely that Humphrey came up with that explanation for his lack of service during a big, popular war, but just speaking as a person who has been drafted, I know that excuses such as hernias or poor hearing were routinely brushed aside and the people were indeed drafted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.44.145.224 (talk) 00:50, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Durham-Humphrey amendment

I think that HHH's most lasting legacy is his co-authorship of the legislation that created the category of prescription-only medications. (Ironic, that. He wanted to go back to college to get degrees in poly-sci, and turns out that he needed that three-year Ph.G. degree in his political career as well...) Shalom S. (talk) 16:32, 6 January 2008 (UTC)