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[music playing]

Taxes, taxes.

How you stay on this fish? $300.

You know what I'm paying now?

$1,408.

It's over $100 a month I've got to make

for the Uncle Sam for it.

MAN: It's high.

Too high.

What a fool [inaudible].

MAN: That went well.

What do you think of it?

Mr. Humphrey, I hope you got better luck.

HUMPHREY: Thank you so much, my friend.

Yes, sir.

- Thank you very, very much. - Sure.

You're a fire find.

I might be able to see you tomorrow on the [inaudible].

You betcha.

I'll be listening in the morning.

If you ever get in, I'm going to see you, by god.

So you come on down to the White House--

- Sure. - --Have a cup of coffee, huh?

- Sure. - OK.

Have a little Schnapps.

[laughter]

Good.

[train whistle]

Ah.

[music] The farmer all around is taking a shellacking.

The money in the till is the thing that is lacking.

Get rid of it.

[honk]

Your troubles will cease.

Put Humphrey in the White House and use our food for peace.

Yes, vote for Hubert, Hubert, Hubert Humphrey,

the president for you and me.

[cheering and applause]

[MUSIC - "HIGH HOPES (WITH JOHN KENNEDY)"]

CROWD (SINGING): Jack, Jack is on the right track

'cause we've got high hopes.

We've got high hopes.

1960's the year for his high hopes.

Come on and vote for Kennedy.

Vote for Kennedy.

MAN: Nixon's [inaudible].

And we'll come out on top.

Oops, there goes the opposition, ker-- oops,

there goes the opposition, ker-- oops there goes the opposition,

kerplunk.

[cheers]

WOMAN: We want Kennedy.

NARRATOR: The big handshake, the big rally,

the wild race across the landscape,

searching out voters, all repeated endlessly

for days and weeks and months, these

are the ordeal and the exhilaration of the US

presidential candidate.

And in the entire campaign, nothing

is wilder than the battle of an important state primary, fought

in every town and precinct with the prospect

that the candidate might be knocked out of the nomination

if he loses.

But even if he wins, his victory might count

for nothing at the convention.

Now traveling along with them, hot on the heels of two

fast-moving presidential hopefuls,

you are about to see a candidate's view

of this frantic process and an intimate view of the candidates

themselves, and their cars and buses, behind the scenes in TV

studios and hotel rooms, excited,

exhausted, intensely awaiting the verdict of the voters.

The names could be Taft, Wilke, Kefauver;

the time, any election year; the place,

any of several key states.

This happens to be 1960.

Senator John Kennedy, millionaire, Catholic,

easterner from Massachusetts is challenging a Midwesterner,

Hubert Humphrey, senator from Minnesota in his own backyard,

the state of Wisconsin.

[MUSIC - "HIGH HOPES (WITH JOHN KENNEDY)"]

We're voting for Jack 'cause he's

got what all the rest lack.

Everyone wants to back Jack.

Jack is on the right track 'cause he's got high hopes.

He's got high hopes.

13 cities a year for his high hopes.

Come on and vote for Kennedy.

Vote for Kennedy.

And we'll come out on top.

Oops there goes the opposition, ker-- oops, there

goes the opposition, ker--

[crowd chatter]

Introduce Senator Kennedy.

[cheers and applause]

[whistles]

[inaudible] If we can hold the dogs

until the speaker is retired as campaigning

is hazardous enough.

But we want to express our appreciation to all of you

for coming here today.

I think it is fair question as to why I should campaign,

really, in a sense since last summer,

and most intensively since the 1st of January

in only one of 50 states.

Well, I think the reason for that is a quite simple one.

This is one of the few states in the United States

which permits the people themselves

in primaries to participate in the election

of presidential candidates.

[MUSIC - "HIGH HOPES (WITH JOHN KENNEDY)"]

He's got high hopes.

He's got high--

Kennedy Headquarters.

Mr. Racine's ready with your call.

Go ahead.

Well, it was a letter.

It was a letter saying-- pledging themselves

to one of the Democratic candidates

to observe any moratorium on small nuclear arms testing

that the President might agree to.

Thank you.

[inaudible] Thank you very much.

Hi, how are you?

Glad to see you.

MAN: Good luck to you.

Thanks a lot for coming over today.

MAN: [inaudible] when did you get [inaudible]?

Well, I don't know.

I mean, Nixon.

Nixon. [laughs]

Senator Kennedy.

Thanks a lot.

Thanks for coming today.

Say hi to the next President.

Well, I appreciate that.

- You do a fine job. - We're working hard.

Glad to see you, [inaudible].

Thank you very much.

How are you?

I wish you good luck.

Thanks you very much, indeed.

Thank you.

MRS. BARNEY: I--

Oh, listen, thank you, very much.

MRS. BARNEY: I'm Mrs. Barney.

Glad to see you, Mrs. Barney.

Well, listen, you were awfully nice to have [inaudible].

MRS. BARNEY: Well, I enjoyed it.

Oh, she's a nice girl.

She's coming back [inaudible].

MRS. BARNEY: I can't get over how you two [inaudible].

I know.

Well, I'm glad to see you.

Thanks, Mrs. Barney.

I'll tell you since I saw you.

MRS. BARNEY: Oh, you do that.

Right. [inaudible]

WOMAN: You got it.

KENNEDY: [inaudible], Miss Rose.

Good to see you, Miss--

Thank you very much.

WOMAN: Very much.

KENNEDY: [inaudible]

WOMAN: Hopefully, I'm not.

Hi.

KENNEDY: I got your vote?

Yep.

GIRL: Mr. Kennedy, it's a thrill to have you in here.

Yeah.

Thank you.

This is a big thrill for my kids at school. [laughs]

KENNEDY: Oh, [inaudible].

[MUSIC - "DAVY CROCKETT (WITH HUBERT HUMPHREY)"]

BAND (SINGING): For a very good logger is the [inaudible].

HUMPHREY: I appreciate what you folks

are going to say after this.

BAND (SINGING): He will win in the end.

HUMPHREY: I know you did.

I--

BAND (SINGING): --that made her right from wrong.

But [inaudible] and [inaudible].

Hubert, Hubert Humphrey, the President for you and me.

He follows-up the promises of [inaudible]

[applause]

Mayor, Reverend, and my friends.

I had really just finished the very

last bite of that wonderful ham, and mashed potatoes,

and string beans.

And I was just beginning to enjoy it.

Well, we have a surprise for you this afternoon.

We're very fortunately this afternoon

to have in our studio right now Senator

Hubert Humphrey from Minnesota.

How are you, sir?

I'm just fine.

And I've had a wonderful reception downtown

on the streets of Tomah.

It's been one of the most enthusiastic and pleasant

I've had.

Well, that's very fine.

How long do you intend to be in our fair city?

Well, Tom, I am not going to be here nearly long enough.

And my good friend, Senator Eugene McCarthy, I understand,

is really plugging for you, too.

Well, fine.

Senator's wife, Abigail, and my wife

were raised the same little town, Wabasha, Minnesota.

All right.

You probably know where that is.

I think both you and Gene McCarthy

out-married yourself, I'm sure.

Yeah.

They're both-- and I know that Abigail is a wonderful woman.

I wouldn't be surprised.

Well, Senator, now that you're here, and, of course,

our community in this are is strictly farm community.

[inaudible] you see Alice Joffers, to name just a few.

So if it's dependable farm implements you want, stop

in Mack Implement Company at Camp Douglas,

your Oliver tractor and Gale implement dealer in this area.

They're waiting to serve you.

Well, I'll be very frank with you.

A question has been asked me if I think that Senator Kennedy

will be out of the election, in other words,

will not win the election.

To be very frank with you, gentlemen, the many impression

that I gathered in and around this area,

is the answer is yes.

I don't believe that he can win in the primary in Wisconsin.

Senator Hubert Humphrey will be defeated

in the primary election in the state of Wisconsin

and the Senator John Kennedy of Massachusetts

will win the primary in our state.

I'm Senator Humphrey and pleased to meet you.

I'll give you card.

Hello.

Nice to see you.

I'm Senator Humphrey, just stopping by to say hello.

Hello.

You betcha.

OK, and how are you today? - Oh, very good.

Hi. - I'm Senator Humphrey.

Hello, Senator.

- This your boy here? - My boy.

How do you do?

Hello, son.

Good boy.

What do you got, a lot of money there?

Say, that's just what I need for my campaign.

Can I have that? [laughs] I'm running short.

BOY: This isn't real money.

This is play money.

Oh, that's just play money?

Well, that'll maybe work.

All right.

I'll give you one of these.

You bet.

Nice to see you.

I hope you'll be at the election booth tomorrow, April 5th.

And my name is Humphrey.

What's your name?

Myer, Harold Myer.

And this is Mrs. Myer.

Very good.

Thank you.

If you have as good a judgment as politics

as you have for your wife, I'll get your vote.

[laughter]

You'll do that.

Very good.

Bye. [laughs]

WOMAN: Thank you.

You bet. Hello, young man.

How are you? What's your name?

Tim O'Brien.

Glad to meet you, Timmy.

Well, I'm glad to meet you.

It's a pleasure. - [inaudible]

Sure do.

Good to see you again.

Yeah. [laughs]

Does your hand get [inaudible]?

WOMAN: It does.

[laughter]

[honk]

You've got [inaudible]?

Lucky man.

He's from [inaudible].

WOMAN: Twist and shout, Miss Miller.

[laughter]

- How are you? - Fine.

What did You do?

I slipped on the floor.

And how are you, princess?

Fine.

Take this home and show it to your mama.

And tell her hello from Senator Humphrey, would you?

Tell her to vote for April 5th.

OK.

Hello there.

How are you young lady?

And how are you?

Just fine.

Are you working for Humphrey?

I mean-- I mean, yes, I am.

But I'm not voting yet.

No, but you're going to work for me, though.

Yes, work hard.

And you're going to talk to the folks about this, huh?

- Yes. - OK.

And your neighbors. - Yes.

OK.

Fine, good.

Say, I'll tell you, if I can just have you girls working

for me, we'll win hands down.

That's right.

Now, I want you to do that.

You tell the folks.

You tell daddy and mama hello from Senator Humphrey.

How are you? - Hi.

Here you are.

You take that home to your folks, would you?

That's right.

[inaudible]

[laughter]

MAN: Senator, how are you?

HUMPHREY: Sir, how are you?

Let me give you one of my cards.

You folks will vote for me, will you?

Yes, sir.

HUMPHREY: And my name is Humphrey.

REPORTER: Don't you like to talk to reporters, Senator?

I talk to the people that vote.

REPORTER: Now, what about this [inaudible] thing?

What about this?

About-- one of you has to read it.

I don't know what you're talking about.

REPORTER: Well, seriously, a guy named Robert Groaner,

and he's head of Simonson Committee.

And he got on the box today down there.

And they a big panel show.

And he announced that they're coming

all out for Hubert Humphrey.

Very fine.

REPORTER: Yeah, but you don't know about this?

No, siree.

All right, sir.

Now if I can get the Kennedy Committee for me,

we can make it unanimous.

[laughter]

REPORTER: [inaudible] talk to him in there.

There's a lot more-- BOY: He's going vote.

He's going to vote for him.

That's wonderful. That's wonderful.

Hello there. MAN: Hello.

How do you do, sir? Glad to see you.

MAN: Thanks a lot.

Let me give you one of my cards, sir.

MAN: Thank you, sir.

Thank you.

Hello.

How do you do?

Nice to see you.

I'm Senator Humphrey.

All right. All set.

Let's go.

Ya.

At best, the fingers are on just a touch,

Senator, just easy link.

Now, kind of intertwine the finger a little.

There, that's it, right there.

That's it, just ease there.

And now, let's get this whole-- a few

of my photographer friends are Democrats.

And I like to kind of get a [inaudible].

It's about time [inaudible].

PHOTOGRAPHER: Oh, [laughs] you do it all by yourself.

Still OK.

A quarter of an inch--

KENNEDY: [inaudible]

PHOTOGRAPHER: About a quarter of an inch of cuff, so he's

smart enough to [inaudible].

There, that's it.

So have the eyes just above the camera.

That's it, fine.

Now, just one more and you're all free here.

Could you swing your body a little bit more to the camera

there?

HUMPHREY: So different for the rest of our state,

you know, in Minnesota.

WOMAN: That right.

I have been criss-crossed.

I don't think very many parts of Minnesota.

On the [inaudible] we go to our farm.

HUMPHREY: One of the most beautiful parts of Wisconsin.

WOMAN: Yeah, I think it's very, very beautiful.

The rolling terrain, wooded, yet nice fields.

WOMAN: There is a [inaudible] southwest of North Dakota.

In 1917, my dad bought a place out there.

HUMPHREY: Yes.

WOMAN: Yeah.

MAN: Makes you sleepy.

HUMPHREY: Yep.

Then the speaking right afterwards just knocks me.

I know better than that.

WOMAN: Well, just put your head back and take a little nap

before you get to Mendoro.

HUMPHREY: Yes, how far is Mendoro?

WOMAN: Well, it'll take half an hour to get over there.

NEWSCASTER: Now, the news.

A political bombshell has been set off in Wisconsin.

The Simonson for President Committee

threw its weight behind Minnesota's Hubert Humphrey.

This brought a strong reaction from the Kennedy camp.

The Missouri senator, however, is

said to have had nothing to do with the action

of his committee.

[crowd noise]

BOY: Thank you.

KENNEDY: Yes.

[chatter]

MAN: You're inspiration.

Good luck to you.

KENNEDY: Thanks very much for coming down.

[inaudible]

May I take your hand please?

Please?

Thank you.

KENNEDY: Here we go, this way.

[crowd noise]

GIRL: Thank you.

Listen, now, anybody I didn't get,

because I guess we're late-- yeah, whose is this?

GIRL: Mine. It's mine.

This is mine. It's mine.

If you would write me at the Senate,

I'll send you a picture and an autograph and something

about the Capitol.

GIRL: Where should we write?

KENNEDY: Just write me, Senator Kennedy,

the Senate, Washington, DC.

MAN: Remember [inaudible].

KENNEDY: Then we'll send you all some stuff.

Two weeks, this will be begun to be green, though, because--

WOMAN: That's right.

--the snow brings with it a great amount

of nitrogen for the soil.

WOMAN: That's right.

And that fertilizers it.

WOMAN: But then the-- believe it or not,

North Dakota where our farm is, is 210

miles further north than this.

HUMPHREY: I have much more identification

in this area as an individual in Congress

than my friend Jack does.

He has never-- Jack's identification in Congress

has been in one group, labor, labor legislation.

MAN: [inaudible]

HUMPHREY: My identification has been with the UN, disarmament,

foreign policy, not just with most recent days,

but since I've been there with-- with broad areas

of social welfare and legislation.

Now, I agree that you don't project this, necessarily--

NARRATOR: This is the heart of Senator Humphrey's

strength, the farm areas of Wisconsin, close to the border

of Minnesota.

And though he likes to discuss everything from foreign policy

to disarmament, here, there is only one issue

to test the skill of an orator.

[chatter]

MR. GILBERT: Senator, I am the President of the village.

How Do you do?

MR. GILBERT: We're certainly happy to have

you in town. [inaudible]

Say, I'm glad to see you, Mr. Gilbert.

Thank you so much.

MR. GILBERT: Here's Mr. Peaser, the dry cleaner.

- How do you do, sir? - Pleasure, sir.

Glad to see you, Mr. Peaser.

What is your name? - Gunderson.

Gunderson, Gunderson.

Hey.

How do you do? - [inaudible]

- Good to see you there. - [inaudible]

Yes, sir.

Nice to see you.

And what is your name?

Mr. Michaelson.

How do you do, Mr. Michaelson?

And yours, sir?

- Austin Wilde. - Mr. Austin Wilde.

What is this?

[inaudible] No.

Well, you ought to.

All I know is [inaudible].

You got a lot of Norwegians around here?

MAN: Yeah.

Ah, pretty good.

Well, that's good.

How many Swedes?

Ya, got a few of them too.

I still have my cup of coffee here.

After all, I met a couple of Norwegians over here,

you see, and since I'm only half Norwegian,

they only give me a half a cup.

And I wanted to finish it off.

Anyway, when you're out speaking as I have been,

why, once in a while, a good cup of coffee

sort of braces you up for the next meeting.

Now, gentlemen, I'm one of the candidates in your Wisconsin

presidential primary race.

We're going to have an election here on Tuesday, April the 5th.

Now, this election is, of course, a very important

one in terms of your state.

Now my friends, during my service in the United States

Senate for 12 years, I have given more time, more

attention to matters of agriculture

than any other one subject.

Now, Senator Humphrey is not out here just to please you

by these comments.

I say that Wisconsin has lost hundreds of millions

of dollars of sales.

I say that the businessmen of Wisconsin

have lost hundreds of millions dollars worth of business

because of reduced farm income.

And I charge here that not a single candidate

in this primary elections has paid

any attention to the farmer at all except Hubert Humphrey.

And I make that statement without any boast or any claim.

Instead of you reading about who you ought to have as President

in "Life" magazine, you ought to take

a good look at him in flesh.

You ought to hear what they've got to say.

Because let me tell you something, "Life,"

"Time," "Fortune," "Look," and "Newsweek"

don't give a hoot about your dairy prices.

And I know they laugh at you.

I've been down at their editorial boards, some of them.

And I'll tell you, they have no more appreciation of a farmer's

problem then they have of what's going on on the other side

of the moon.

Frankly, they don't know the difference between a corn

cob and a ukulele.

I can tell you that my votes, I'm very popular

sometimes in New York City or Boston

because there, what they want in the new-- when I read

the editorials, "The Wall Street Journal,"

"The Boston Globe," "The New York

Times," they want a-- they want a price

support program that's lower.

They say that the farmer's being subsidized.

And they look at Hubert Humphrey's record,

and they say, well, this fellow, this Humphrey,

he's just from the Midwest.

He's Just for those farmers.

That's what they say.

They're right.

I am.

But I'm not, if you please, for a farm program

that will destroy agriculture.

I think Benson's farm program is insane.

And I'll guarantee you one thing.

If I get to be President of the United States,

I'm going to buy that man a ticket personally

and send him right back to Utah where he ought

to have been all the time.

[laughter]

[applause]

Now, thank you very much for letting me speak to you.

You've been a fine and a good audience.

Good luck, safe journey home.

We're going on to Lacrosse.

And by the way, tune in tonight at 7:30.

We're going to have another one of those television shows.

And if you've got a question you want to ask,

just pick up the phone and call me collect.

Just pick it up and say, I want to talk to that fellow Humphrey

at the TV station at Lacrosse.

And put that call through and ask me on the air.

And you can make it tough, and make

it real tough because people like it better that way.

They like to see me squirm.

[laughter]

You make it real tough, and I'll try to give you a good answer.

Thanks very, very much.

[applause]

Ester, good to be with you.

MAN: Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I'm going right back now.

Got to go back.

I liked you very much.

Thank you so much. Thank you.

You've got my vote.

Thank you so much.

--coat and we'll get--

Well.

Well, that reminds me I've got to get my coat

out of the back over there too.

I was going to put on the wrong coat.

Tell you, what you have to do tonight

is to be sure to remind these people

to call person to person.

Person to person.

Rather than the collect station to station

because we just get all these extra calls.

Isn't that the idea, Norm? - Yes, that's correct.

All right. Just want to be sure.

Yeah.

Well, I gave Norm [inaudible].

I gave Norm--

On this chart when the way this thing works is

the lieutenant governor says, well, Senator,

there's been quite a lot of talk about the record.

Now, what's this all about or something.

Then I say something about that I've

put my campaign on the basis of the public issues

and the record.

And I've been trying to emphasize some

of the differences that exist between the Democratic

candidates.

And here, for example, are some of them.

All right.

Will this be early in the program?

Yeah. Right in the beginning.

- All right. - And then you focus in.

You phase right in on that part.

And then when I say, all right.

Now, we have a tele-- now we have a call here.

Standby.

HUMPHREY: And at that point, when they're saying, now

we have a call, you get off that and get back on to me.

But his answer must end about one minute.

Now, after Leo, when it comes down before you come to me,

you might.

CREW: [inaudible] from four seconds down,

or five minutes down.

HUMPHREY: --Happy to see you Thursday.

- Yeah. - And just joke about it.

Your husband's been wondering all day long where you've been,

and so on.

I thought you'd [inaudible] come here to meet you with my--

- On the TV. - Mhm.

Well, but you're on this show now.

Yeah.

Then just take about 30 seconds

to tell us where you've been.

And then you've got to come right back to me and say, now,

Senator, I want to come on this record,

because we want to get on those questions.

Right because we want Muriel to have

30 seconds to tell where she's been and what she's been doing.

- Yes, sir. - All right.

- Yep. - Moment of suspense.

CREW: Senator Humphrey.

MAN (OVER PHONE): Senator Humphrey, you're agitating

the family farm. [inaudible]

Well, I don't think the family farm is impractical at all.

In fact, I would say it's highly desirable, both economically

and more so, socially.

The family farm has social and spiritual values

to it that are of immense--

You should realize that you are voting for the most

important individual in the entire free world and that

the welfare of our country is heavily involved in his good

judgment, his sense, his responsibility,

his competence, his integrity, his ability

to meet the problems head-on.

Although I'm not certainly the president

or a long way from that, I am one of the candidates.

There are about six of us.

And I therefore felt that it would be helpful

if the President had at least my assurance,

and I'm sure the other candidates.

KENNEDY (OVER TV): Best candidate

in the history of the country.

What has happened.

What will happen here and what's processed today

will happen to the other folks.

What's [inaudible]?

Playing [inaudible]

Terrific.

So it was in another car.

On tomorrow, election day, every one

of the 3,426 precincts will be covered by Kennedy workmen.

The hardest thing you're doing at Kennedy campaign

is to properly harness the enthusiasm he generates.

Everyone that meets him seems to like him.

And they all want to help.

CROWD (SINGING): For his high hopes.

Come on and vote for Kennedy.

Vote for Kennedy.

Keep America strong.

Kennedy, he just keeps rolling a-- Kennedy,

he just keeps rolling a-- Kennedy,

he just keeps rolling along.

[laughter]

MAN: Much better.

Now, you've got to put some feeling into it.

WOMAN: From the Fire Department to ask

all of you not to smoke cigarettes or cigars

for the next 20 minutes.

The Senator is ready to arrive in, I'd

say, a minute and a half or so.

And there has been some complaint by the women

that one of their dresses has been burned by a man

smoking a cigar in back of h her.

So would-- if you will just please--

[crowd chatter]

So if you'll please refrain from smoking, we'd appreciate it.

GIRL: [inaudible] Why?

GIRL: Because Linda won't let us take cars tomorrow.

GIRL: Even after you--

[crowd noise]

NARRATOR: This is the heart of Senator Kennedy's strength,

the heavily populated city areas,

particularly the Polish Catholic fourth district in Milwaukee.

[cheering]

[shouts]

WOMAN: Now you rubbed me.

WOMAN: I can't wash my hand for a year.

Oh, I shook his hand.

WOMAN: Good for you.

[cheering and applause]

[whistling]

CROWD (SINGING): And we love him voting for Jack.

For he's got what all the rest lack.

Everyone wants to back Jack.

Jack is on the right track 'cause he's got high hopes.

He's got high hopes.

1960's the year for his high hopes.

Come on and vote for Kennedy.

Vote for Kennedy.

And we'll come out on top.

Oops, there goes the opposition, ker-- oops,

there goes the opposition, ker-- oops,

there goes the opposition, kerplunk.

[cheering and applause]

JACKIE KENNEDY: I just wanted to tell you that my sisters and I

to a poem. [non-english speech]

[laughter]

And he taught me one sentence.

[non-english speech]

[laughter]

MAN: I give to you Senator Jack Kennedy.

[cheers and applause]

Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, I first of all

want to express my appreciation to all of you.

I know you've been standing for quite a few minutes.

So I just--

[laughter]

hours!

Hours!

I've been standing for three months,

so I know how tough it is.

[laughter]

I know how tough it is.

I also want to express my appreciation

to my old and valued friend, Clem Zablocki.

He took on the honorary chairmanship,

the honorary chairmanship of this campaign

all over the state of Wisconsin six months ago.

MAN: Yay!

[cheers and applause]

KENNEDY: But seriously, this campaign

really comes to an end tonight.

I don't think there's anybody in the state of Wisconsin

who hasn't decided how they're going to vote.

And I must say it is going to be a decisive campaign.

I've said on many occasions that I didn't think

it was possible to be nominated if I were

unsuccessful here in Wisconsin.

And I must say I mean it.

Clem Zablocki and I sponsor a bill together,

the Zablocki-Kennedy Bill, as he called it,

the Kennedy-Zablocki Bill as I sometimes refer to it.

[laughter]

But that bill, which you may not have ever heard about,

provides that the Battle Act shall be amended.

And it shall be possible for surplus foods and surplus

things that we have in this country

to be made available to the people behind the iron curtain.

MAN: And I believe [inaudible].

And the people of [inaudible].

[applause]

We would have passed that bill two years ago.

We would have passed that bill two years ago,

but it failed by one vote in the Senate

when the President withdrew his support of the day

that bill was coming up to vote.

That's how important the office of the presidency is.

He shall determine what shall be our policy on Berlin.

He shall determine whether we shall be at war or peace.

This is the key office.

And I run for the presidency because like you, I

have strong ideas about what this country must do.

I have strong ideas about the United States

playing a great role in a historic moment

when the cause of freedom is endangered all

over the world, when the United States stands

as the only sentry at the gate, when

we can see the campfires of the enemy burning on distant hills.

That's what's at issue today.

That's what we are attempting to determine.

In the coming months and years all of us as Americans

are going to be called out of the tanks.

Our coverage is going to be tested.

And I am confident that we are going to give

the same affirmative answer.

That's what I think this election is about.

That's what we're going to begin to do on next Tuesday.

Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

CROWD (CHANTING): We want Kennedy!

We want Kennedy!

We want Kennedy!

[cheering]

CROWD (CHANTING): We want Kennedy!

MAN: Now, I understand, also, that we

will be please to have the privilege of seeing Bob

Kennedy, Senator Kennedy's son.

BOB KENNEDY: Son?

MAN: Brother!

[laughter]

BOB KENNEDY: Gee.

[whistling]

[laughter]

BOB KENNEDY: Brother.

MAN: Come up.

Thank you very much.

I'm sorry that my mother couldn't be here tonight.

[laughter]

And I'm sorry that my sister Pat couldn't come,

and my sister Eunice, and my sister Jean.

And my brother-in-law Peter Lawford or my brother Teddy.

Or my cousin Joe Gargon and my cousin [inaudible].

[laughter]

So you're going to have to settle with me.

Thank you very much.

[applause]

WOMAN: But he looked much better last night than he did tonight.

He has lost weight.

WOMAN: Oh yeah.

He was on that panel this afternoon too.

That's good.

WOMAN: Yeah, he was good on it.

WOMAN: That panel.

A message here.

Yeah, really glad to see you too.

Glad I got to see you.

BOB KENNEDY: Not even for you, I must say, no visiting please.

WOMAN: He works on his own record.

MAN: That's right.

WOMAN: If you can't run on your own record,

you haven't got any business MAN: Running.

That's right.

That's right.

KENNEDY: Thank you very much.

Thanks very much.

MAN: Well, thanks a lot.

KENNEDY: Glad to see you.

MAN: My pleasure.

KENNEDY: Thank you very much, indeed.

Thank you.

Thank you, sir.

Thank you.

MAN: Hi.

KENNEDY: Hi, glad to see you.

Thank you. thanks for coming through that long line.

WOMAN: I just know you'll need--

MAN: Wash your hand before it wears off.

WOMAN: No, I can still feel it.

Oh, he just-- he went like-- this arm.

WOMAN: Oh, I know what that'll do.

MAN: You girls are being [inaudible].

KENNEDY: Good night to you.

MAN: Well, we're heading into the [inaudible].

KENNEDY: Night, Gail.

Goodnight Gail.

Thank you very much.

It's all right.

We're not sensitive.

MAN: We've got a candidate that isn't afraid to take criticism.

WOMAN: [inaudible] and not only that, [inaudible].

You'll have the Senator all worn out.

Please, don't crowd the Senator, please.

No visiting.

Let's keep moving there.

KENNEDY: Thank you, hi.

Very kind.

How do you do?

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Well, good luck, Jack.

NARRATOR: Election day, the voices of the campaign

begin to turn into votes.

MAN: Yeah, I'm for Humphrey.

And that's who I voted for today.

And I believe in the man.

I believe he's sincere.

with his Civil Rights program and his progressive instinct

that I think that he has.

And I think it would be a great thing for the country.

If he were president.

[honk]

NARRATOR: A factory gate, a few last hand-shakes.

KENNEDY (VOICEOVER): The primaries are very risky.

But in my judgment is I never could have been nominated

if I hadn't run in primary.

So I'm taking the risk.

But I would say you have to keep coming up sevens.

WOMAN: I don't know.

I feel very quite strongly on the religious angle of it.

So I probably would not vote for Kennedy because of the fact

that he would have an allegiance outside of the United States.

There's no difference, either one.

Humphrey or Kennedy, there no difference.

Well, there will be for Mr. Kennedy to win today.

We're looking forward to a win in Wisconsin.

And that'll carry him right on through into November.

This will be the start.

I feel-- I'm in favor of Kennedy very much.

I think he's a tremendous man.

My husband and I met him the other night

down on Wisconsin Avenue.

And I think he can give us what we need.

And being that-- I suppose I shouldn't say this,

but being that he is a Catholic, and we're Catholic,

also, I think that has a lot to do with it.

I'm a pretty good judge of people

because I'm a cab driver.

Well, Kennedy, he's more for the upper class.

Like I say, he's for the eastern class.

Like I had Mrs. Humphrey in the cab--

MAN: Yeah.

The way she put herself to me was real nice.

MAN: I was surprised that the Catholic issue didn't

come up earlier than it did.

MAN: Kennedy has stated very emphatically that he

will not be dictated by Rome.

MAN: shouldn't bring religion into politics.

MAN: That's right. Very correct.

MAN: Mhm.

MAN: Do you think they have, though?

MAN: I look at it this way that if he's a God-fearing man,

if you are Catholic or Protestant or Jew,

I respect you for it.

And I certainly would rather have

a man in there who's a God-fearing man than who isn't.

WOMAN: You know, I believe most people that are Republican

will be voting for Humphrey.

WOMAN: [inaudible], I think, because we

found it pretty good.

I really do.

And he's been doing his share in fighting for [inaudible] people

all this time.

And I think he's going to continue.

[inaudible] He's younger.

I don't think he's good-looking, just because his sister

is married to a movie star.

WOMAN: Well, I don't think he's good-looking.

WOMAN: Doesn't make him a glamor puss or [inaudible].

WOMAN: I don't see what's good-looking about him.

WOMAN: No.

WOMAN: He just happens to be a young man.

WOMAN: He looks like a farmer boy.

Got a good head of hair on him.

NEWSCASTER: The claims of the Humphrey and Kennedy camps at

this hour are almost identical.

Each side says it will win in six of the 10 districts.

Each side it will the popular vote.

And each side says it will stage a victory

celebration sometime tonight.

NEWSCASTER: The first precinct reporting

in today's presidential primary gave Senator

Humphrey 103 votes to only 16 for his opponent,

Senator Kennedy.

And on the Republican side, Vice President Richard Nixon

drew 35.

14,987.

You got to be under the total, [inaudible].

It's 9:00 PM. All right.

All right. - We got the total [inaudible].

We've got the total of 44% of the of the precincts reporting.

Oh, yeah. - 24%?

44% Of the reporting at 9:00 PM?

Charlie, will you ask them what-- one question.

What did Nixon do in the 4th and 5th?

In the 4th and 5th, give me Nixon.

Well, I know.

But he didn't tale them down.

[phone ring]

No.

Well, 3,914.

It's [inaudible]

Yeah?

Yeah.

Got you.

5,078 in the 5th.

OK?

Do you want [inaudible]?

And keep us advised.

What?

PR said it was-- it's not a correct quote.

No, that isn't an exact quote.

It just says I would find it difficult to be nominated.

If I lost here, I'd find it extremely difficult

to be nominated is what I said.

I don't care whether they print it or not, Ivan.

Hello.

It's Jack.

24 for Humphrey, 63.

NEWSCASTER: First returns in that Wisconsin primary.

Senator Humphrey is leading Senator

Kennedy by a margin of 2 to 1.

And he's out-drawing Vice President Nixon 3 to 2.

These, however, are very early returns.

They include one precinct where Humphrey

was considered to be strong.

NEWSCASTER: Wabasha is in the 2nd district.

Kennedy, of course, is a Roman Catholic,

Humphrey a Congregationalist, and Nixon a Quaker.

And some observers think that the election has resolved

into a religious struggle.

That religious thing is just--

The primary is what breaks you wide apart.

See, it makes religion to be of disproportionate importance.

Imagine being able to put a front page story

when under ordinary conditions, it wouldn't have been

even be printed in the paper.

Well, it's endemic.

[inaudible] see it every week.

I see it every week.

I've seen it [inaudible].

After all, this political-- Jame came out here.

This place was locked up for Humphrey.

[laughter]

Good.

When is Red Skeleton on?

WOMAN: Oh. WOMAN: He's on right now.

KENNEDY: Well, let's get him. WOMAN: Nine.

KENNEDY: We like him.

That's out favorite.

Ah, here we are.

WOMAN: There he is.

KENNEDY: [inaudible], what do you know?

[laughter]

This would be eight of the 10 districts [inaudible].

12th and 5th are up, yeah.

Nothing from Milwaukee.

And it would show Humphrey leading in the 3rd,

the 9th, and the 10th.

[whispering]

[phone ring]

WOMAN: [inaudible]

Yeah, what about the 2nd?

Yeah.

You know, I suppose what's happened,

of course, is that these Republicans

are voting for leaving Nixon, voting for Humphrey,

is that it?

JACKIE KENNEDY (WHISPERING): Hi, [inaudible].

Good to see you.

[sniffs]

[cries]

It'd be all right if this was November

you're going through this.

You don't like to go through this six times do you?

Five times.

And then November.

Bobby's fine.

Oh, I planned to [inaudible].

We had-- the 9th is gone.

The 3rd, we have a chance in, but just a chance.

It really depends on Lacrosse.

The 10th, we have a chance in.

That's not--

Just a chance.

The 7th is quite close.

Listen, don't let these guys you congratulating too early.

Then the run the-- then afterwards,

they say, he thought he was in, because he wasn't. [laughs]

I've been through this before.

They seem so friendly.

They are.

But their copy-desk boys are not always.

They're all right.

When I first ran for mayor, I was ahead till 6 o'clock

in the morning and then that was--

WOMAN: Oh, my god.

Then I ended up losing.

NEWSCASTER: The hosts in [inaudible]

are now saying that Humphrey possibly

may carry five districts.

But it's now clear that the chances of a Kennedy sweep

have almost slipped away.

But it could be a long night for newspaper and radio men covered

the election, and that one of the most elaborate

and intense campaigns in the state's history

could wind up meaning almost nothing.

Yeah, I guess they-- hi.

How are you?

Glad to see you.

[inaudible]

Well, we'll see what happens.

Ah.

[phone ring]

Appleton, the 11th floor.

327 for Jack, 92 for Humphrey.

35 for Nixon?

That's the greatest ever.

[laughter]

Pittsfield.

Oh, [inaudible].

How you can eat is more than I know.

KENNEDY: Yeah, I eat.

Kennedy has 1,190.

190.

18,571.

[side conversation]

571.

So the worst we'll get-- the worst we can get tonight

is 6 to 4 with a popular vote.

And that will you end up with 20 and 1/2 to 10 and 1/2,

covering the next two committee men for Humphrey

and the next committee woman for Jack.

So that actually, the 20 and 1/2 to 10 and 1/2

would be a 2 to1 victory for Jack on delegates.

It'd be a great victory, actually.

The only ones disturbed are the people

who have been talking about Jack taking all 10,

which it's impossible to imagine the truth of the story coming

in to Wisconsin.

Here's where we go ahead.

That's marvelous that the [inaudible]

[phone ring]

Hello?

Jack's right by my side.

MAN (OVER PHONE): Mr. [inaudible].

Wait a minute.

MAN (OVER PHONE): Our latest poll shows that--

KENNEDY: Is that a turn? MAN: U-turn?

JACKIE KENNEDY: Is that the right time?

MAN: Somebody's turning from the other--

KENNEDY: Yes, it is.

MAN: We'll never make CBS unless he really rings it.

Senator, [inaudible].

NARRATOR: The trend is becoming clear.

senator Humphrey's early lead from the rural areas

is being wiped out as the big city vote comes in.

NEWSCASTER: Boy, what a thrill it is, what excitement watching

these important races tonight.

A moment of slight commercialism,

I will mention that some other very

exciting things are happening right here in our city

these days.

Kennedy first.

Senator, we'll come over here.

Not yet, Senator, not yet.

- Walk around the table? - Yeah.

CREW: And five.

CREW: And five.

Three, three, five.

NEWSCASTER: On the Wisconsin primary.

Senator, good evening.

Good evening, Sandy.

How does the evening look to you?

Well, as all these election nights are,

it's a very interesting evening.

How has the vote as it's been thus far shaped up

according to your expectations?

Well, I was hopeful we could take six districts.

And I think we have a goo chance to do that, which will give

us-- and I hope-- and the majority of the popular vote,

which will give us, I think, a very good result.

Senator, how do you feel these exhaustive campaigns?

It's a long campaign many months.

But I think if we're successful, I

run against a very hard-working formidable opponent,

my colleague and friend, somehow [inaudible],

I can be successful against him, I'll be delighted,

particularly in Wisconsin, which is

the western heart of the Midwest next to Minnesota.

So we've got a very long grueling campaign.

What are your plans after tonight?

Well, I continue on.

The next primary, of course, is Indiana

in the first part of May.

And Then I hit West Virginia, Maryland, and Oregon,

and Nebraska are all in the short space

of two and a half weeks.

As I was saying, it makes good.

Mr Humphrey, nice smile here.

You wait a little while.

I smile even more.

[laughter]

REPORTER: We're going right in [inaudible].

Oh, sure.

REPORTER: Would you give me a statement

for the voice of America?

Well, my goodness, the Voice of America?

I'm always glad to say something for them.

REPORTER: Well, than you, sir.

HUMPHREY: This has been a great election.

And the people of Wisconsin are to be

congratulated on their genuine interest in this election.

This is the best voice that America can have,

when the people participate in their government

and their politics.

KENNEDY: How are you going to come out om this election?

HUMPHREY: I say I've been in politics too

long to make any predictions that one third of the precincts

in.

Only reckless people do that and radicals,

and I'm a conservative prudent man.

REPORTER: You look awfully satisfied right now, Senator.

HUMPHREY: I'm pleased.

I'm pleased.

You see, if somebody relegates you

to what you call a hard bread and cold water diet

and you come up with bullion and biscuits, it seems pretty good.

As I always said, I wonder when the majority

of the popular vote and the majority of the delegates

CROWD (SINGING): K-E double N-E-D-Y,

Jack's the nation's favorite guy--

NARRATOR: Senator Kennedy is headed for a 2 to 1 victory.

But this is short of the margin he needs

to get his bandwagon rolling.

Neither man has been knocked out.

In a national standing, they remain about where

they stood before the primary.

CROWD (SINGING): He's got high hopes.

[cheering]

[applause]

Feel that we've done well.

Great.

I truly feel that we've done as well or maybe better

than we had a right to expect.

[cheering and applause]

You know, just imagine if we'd have won how much

noise there'd have been there.

- We won. - We won.

Should go right down.

You know, West Virginia is a very

interesting and beautiful state, just hills and valleys, see?

You just work the valleys, sort of walk like this.

[inaudible]

[MUSIC - "DAVY CROCKETT (WITH HUBERT HUMPHREY)"]

(SINGING) We're going to stick with them

all the way to the end.

The used to come over just to help us out.

It's our turn to help them without any doubt.

So hope for Hubert, Hubert, Hubert Humphrey,

the President for you and me.

[MUSIC - "HIGH HOPES (WITH JOHN KENNEDY)"]

(SINGING) high hopes.

He's got high hopes.

1960's the year for his high hopes.

Come on and vote for Kennedy.

Vote for Kennedy.

And we'll come out on top.

Oops, there goes the opp--