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"CHIEF, SOME ODD-BALL CHARGING LIKE A KNIGHT IN ARMOR THINKS HE CAN β"
Herblock reacts to Eugene McCarthy's (1916β2005) surprising upset in the New Hampshire primary, by representing the Minnesota senator as a white lance challenging incumbent Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908β1973) and stopping his campaign in its tracks. McCarthy's strong showing led Senator Bobby Kennedy to announce his candidacy. Johnson announced two weeks later, "I shall not seek and I will not accept the nomination of my party for another term as your President." In a contentious race after Bobby Kennedy's assassination, Vice President Hubert Humphrey won the Democratic Party nomination.
"Chief, Some Odd-Ball Charging Like a Knight in Armor Thinks He Canβ," 1968. Published in the Washington Post, March 14, 1968. |