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Were elected through back channels, small party conventions. In 1968, 73 of democratic delegates through the convention had been elected this way. Less than 25 were elected in the way we normally do it. President Lyndon Johnson took himself out of the race. He was not up for reelection in 1968. This initiated a freefall in the Democratic Party between a number of candidates. One of which who was very popular was unfortunately dead by august of 1968. That was robert kennedy. He was a peace candidate. He had been a unifying candidate for many people in the party. He was assassinated in june of 1...

We refused to let this journey end. That future is our destiny. Narrator the president s they would become. I, Barack Hussein obama, do solemnly swear. We have to heal the divides in our country. I am your voice. Narrator and now on frontline. That the end of this chapter ofmerican darkness beg here. Narrator the choice 2020. Frontline is made possible b contributions to ys station from viewers like you. Thank you. And by the corporation for public broadcastin major support is provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur fodation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful w...

We refused to let this journey end. That future is our destiny. Narrator the president s they would beme. , Barack Hussein obama, do solemnly swear. We have to heal the divides in our country. I am your voice. Arrator and now on frontline. That the end of this chapter ofmerican darkness began here. Narrator the choice 2020. Ntline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. And by the corporation for public broadcasting. Major support is provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committe to building a more just, verdant and peace...

In 1968, Many Americans thought they were voting to bring our sons home from vietnam in peace. And since then, 20,000 of our sons have come home and coffins. I have no secret plan for peace, i have a public plan. As one whose heart has eight for the past ten years over the agony of vietnam, i will halt the senseless bombing of indochina on inaugural day. It was 1972, 2 30 in the morning, and then president ial nominee George Mcgovern delivered his acceptance speech. A few weeks later he would lose badly to president nixon. Tonight, the candidacy and legacy of mcgovern. Joining us from there is...

Solemnly swear. Narrator the moments that shaped them. I wont let you down. I wont. Let it be said we refused to let this journey end. That future is our destiny. Narrator the president s they would become. I, Barack Hussein obama, do solemnly swear. We have to heal the divides in our country. I am your voice. Narrator and now on frontline. That the end of this chapter of american darkness began here. Narrator the choice 2020. Frontline is made possible by contbutions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. And by the corporation for public broadcasting. Major support is provided...