"Ahead of His Time" - Humphrey, Hubert Horatio, [Democratic], 1968

Item — BurtonHall Cold Storage: 1, PCC - Film Reel - 16mm: 733

Identifier: P-17-256

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Scope and Contents Photograph of Humphrey with Voiceover saying that Humphrey is ahead of his time. Discusses some of his past ideas such as Medicare, Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and Food for Peace. Agency or Creating Entity: Other

Dates

1968

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From the Series: 14,137 Items (14,137 items (This series includes United States Office of President Campaign Ads from 1912-2016): Each item within this collection falls under the following categories: 16mm film reels, VHS videotape, 3/4" U-Matic videotape, 1" and 2" tap, Beta SP, Betamax, Mini DV, DVD, and born-digital video formats.)

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Transcript

When he fought for civil rights 20 years ago a lot of people said he was ahead of his time. He was he was ahead of his time when he outlined health insurance. For the Aged 16 years before Medicare. He was ahead of his time when he urged a nuclear Test Ban Treaty ten years before it was signed. He was ahead of his time when he proposed job training for unemployed young people. Seven years before the Job Corps. He was ahead of his time when he defined food for peace five years before the program. Saw life and he was ahead of his time when he dreamed up the Peace Corps for years before Congress adopted it Hubert. Humphrey has been ahead of his time for the last 20 years. That's why he's the man. We need for the future. Don't just vote for the right ideas. Vote for The Man Who Thought up them with Hubert Humphrey. It's not just talk. He gets it done. The preceding was a political announcement paid for by citizens for Humphrey.