1968 was a difficult time for our nation. The war in Viet Nam was dragging on, there was much campus unrest and LBJ had just bowed out from running again. This was the scene when the Democrats met in Chicago and things quickly turned ugly in the streets. There was also turmoil inside as a young Dan Rather was manhandled by security while Walter Cronkite was safely ensconced in his booth. The Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley was sitting down front when Sen. Abraham Ribicoff of Connecticut began speaking and he looked directly at Mayor Daley and said "We have Gestapo tactics in the streets of Chicago!" Again, Daley's retort was unintelligible but suffice he was furious. As a sidelight 1968 marked the third coming of Richard M. Nixon.
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