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America's great divide and its terrible consequences. >> the democratic national convention, chicago, august 1968, the country deeply divided. the war in vietnam claiming hundreds of americans lives every week. the convention was a disaster waiting to happen. >> the democratic con tenders were vice president hubert humphrey and anti-war senators eugene mcarthy and george mcgovern. president lyndon johnson had withdrawn from the race over vietnam. he retreated to his texas ranch and marked his 60th birthday, on the phone constantly trying to manipulate the convention on behalf of hubert humphre...

Early release and my treatment. the treatment got very much worse. >> what followed was months of nonstop beatings, hanging from his wrists, solitary confinement. at one point mccain says he was even beaten by ten guards at a time. >> his fellow prisoners literally had to feed him, right? >> they did. they had to beige hi-- bathe hi cleanse him, help himmer is vive with someone who is near death with a bucket of water and maybe a sponge. >> by august, 1968, mccain couldn't take it anymore. >> he signed a statement that he was an american black, you know, air pilot, et cetera, and admitted to t...

>> by august 1968 mccain couldn't take it anymore. >> he signed a statement that he was an american black, you know, air pilot and admitted to their claims against him. >> how much of that moment of the vietnamese breaking him affected him from there on out? >> i think he wanted to die. i think he felt he had let the honor slip away from him. he felt shame that he had let the country down, he had let his father down, his family down, his compatriots down. >> everybody, but mostly me. mostly me. because the standards that i set for myself. >> he would be forever haunted by the shame he felt. ye...

Between my refusal to accept early release and my treatment. the treatment got very much worse. >> what followed was months of nonstop beatings, hanging from his wrists, solitary confinement. at one point mccain said he was even beaten by ten guards at a time. >> his fellow prisoners literally had to feed him, right? >> they did. they had to bathe him, cleanse him, help him to survive the things that you would have to do in a hospital for someone who's near death with a bucket of water and maybe a sponge. >> by august 1968 mccain couldn't take it anymore. >> he signed a statement that he was a...

August 2008 -- august 1974, president nixon resigns. august 1968 police attack protestors outside the democratic convention in chicago. you can head to the beach, but don't be surprised if the political world gets turned on its head again. just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water. we'll be right back. but when family members forget, trust angie's list to help.