'The Vice Presidency Is an Impossible Job'
'The Vice Presidency Is an Impossible Job'
The day after his nomination as the Democratic candidate for president, Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey Jr. called President Johnson to discuss potential nominees for his vice presidential running mate. Johnson highlighted the qualities necessary in a vice president and reflected that Humphrey himself was the ideal choice for “an impossible job.”
Location: LBJ Ranch
Tape Number: WH6808-04-13330-13331
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