Too Minnesota Nice - Examining 1968 Even Closer

My History Can Beat Up Your Politics - A podcast by Bruce Carlson

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The scandal at the end of the 1968 election - the Chennault affair was obscure in history but recently has been examined in great detail. We look at one component - simply why Hubert Humphrey, Democratic candidate that had information about Nixon's actions, didn't reveal it?  One explanation we don't buy, nor do Humphrey's friends - he was too Minnesota Nice to reveal what he knew. This belies what Humphrey did know exactly and what LBJ had held back.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices