"We've been in tears"
Hubert Humphrey, Lyndon Johnson's vice president, narrowly lost the 1968 election
On the morning following the 1968 presidential election, President Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson reached out to Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey Jr. and his wife Muriel to offer their praise and condolences after Humphrey’s loss to Republican candidate Richard M. Nixon.
Date: Nov 06, 1968
Participants: Lyndon B. Johnson, Hubert H. Humphrey Jr., Lady Bird Johnson, and Muriel Humphrey
Conversation Number: WH6811-03-13718