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Also Known As Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr.
Born May 27, 1911 • South Dakota
Died January 13, 1978 (aged 66) • Minnesota
Title / Office United States Senate (1971-1978), United States • vice president of the United States of America (1965-1969), United States • United States Senate (1949-1965), United States
Political Affiliation Democratic Party
Role In Democratic National Convention of 1968 • United States presidential election of 1960 • United States presidential election of 1964 • United States presidential election of 1968 • United States presidential election of 1972 • Poor People’s Campaign • Wilderness Act

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