The Democrats nominated Humphrey as their candidate to face the Republican candidate, former Vice President Richard Nixon.

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After the riots, Vice President Hubert Humphrey decided to seek the presidential nomination.

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He spent the next few months campaigning as much against Kennedy as he did against Vice President Hubert Humphrey, who became the choice of the party establishment after Johnson's withdrawal.

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Three years from now, that could force him into one of the trickiest political maneuvers since 1968, when Vice President Hubert Humphrey, aiming for the presidency, tried to distance himself from the Vietnam War policies of his own Administration.

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Vice President Hubert Humphrey.

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