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Violence Rocks 1968 Democratic Convention (0:17)

In reaction to violence that broke out at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley defends his city's police, blaming instead the anti-Vietnam War demonstrators for the clash.

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  • Violence Rocks 1968 Democratic Convention
    Violence Rocks 1968 Democratic Convention

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    In reaction to violence that broke out at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley defends his city's police, blaming instead the anti-Vietnam War demonstrators for the clash.

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  • Chicago Seven Trial
    Chicago Seven Trial

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    During a press conference on October 14, 1969, Tom Hayden, one of the defendants in the trial of the Chicago Seven, offers his view on prosecutor Thomas Foran's most recent accusations. The Chicago Seven—Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, David Dellinger, Tom Hayden, Rennie Davis, John Froines, and Lee Weiner—were charged with conspiracy and inciting to riot for their participation in the Vietnam War protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

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  • Franklin D. Roosevelt Accepts Fourth Term Nomination
    Franklin D. Roosevelt Accepts Fourth Term Nomination

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    Broadcast from a Pacific coast naval base to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, on July 20, 1944, Franklin D. Roosevelt accepts his party’s nomination for an unprecedented fourth presidential bid and speaks about postwar preparations now that victory is close at hand.

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  • Ribicoff Protests "Gestapo Tactics" at 1968 Chicago Convention
    Ribicoff Protests "Gestapo Tactics" at 1968 Chicago Convention

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    When bloody riots broke out between anti-Vietnam War protestors and Chicago police outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention, Sen. Abraham Ribicoff ditched his prepared support speech for George McGovern and instead criticized Mayor Richard Daly's handling of the situation.

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