robert kennedy has to demonstrate how he could be superior, not simply an alternative to eugene mccarthy was regret that someone better than i had not offered himself, and i -- >> mccarthy and bobby kennedy were not pals. mccarthy had a rather biting wit. >> i had some of the same regrets, i suppose. i didn't know who the other man was, but i had hoped there was someone better. i couldn't name him right offhand at the time. >> my father didn't like mccarthy. he thought mccarthy was effete. he couldn't picture mccarthy at a cuban missile crisis. >> eugene mccarthy was basically a one-issue candidate. he was a peace candidate. but kennedy had a broader vision in terms of what's happening in the cities, what's happening around race and the issues of poverty. >> we want kennedy! we want kennedy! >> we cannot separate ourselves no matter where we live from the problems and the troubles and the difficulties that face the whole of the united states. >> ladies and gentlemen, the vice president and the next president of the united states, hubert h. humphrey. >> i shall seek the nomination of the

. >> senator eugene mccarthy has conceded defeat in his bid for the democratic presidential nominationthis lined up. i think senator eugene mccarthy really would have conceded defeat in his heart of hearts a month or two ago. >> the nomination was really not in question anymore. >> mr. mcgovern. >> it was not going to be mccarthy and it was not going to be mcgovern. it was going to be hubert humphrey. that was a done deal before the convention opened. so, the focus became on a peace plank in the democratic party platform which was felt very strongly by those who had been in the kennedy campaign or were in the mccarthy or mcgovern campaign. it was a hope that we would get something, at least. >> this is the moment of truth for the democratic party. it was the issue of vietnam and deeply-held feelings that the killing had to stop that motivated robert kennedy to become a candidate for president. a bullet stilled that voice, but he is here tea, and if he were alive today, he would be on that platform, speaking for this minority plank. thank you. >> this is still a volatile convention, as

. >> eugene mccarthy was a senator from minnesota who entered the new hampshire primary as an anti-vietname young people flocked to his banner. they cut their hair off. they put on clean clothes. the saying was they were going clean for gene. >> it's just crucial. you pay very close attention to the appearance. >> good afternoon. >> when mccarthy chose to be a candidate, i dropped out at the end of the semester and went to work for the campaign. the issue was vietnam. >> you have to say that this war has gone too far. >> what makes 1968 such a pivotal year in american history is that an incumbent president couldn't seem to hold his party together. >> will there be some kind of split in the democratic party? they're all getting quite vocal. >> yes. >> they're saying if the republicans nominate a moderate or liberal republican, democrats will come over and support him and the conservatives in the republican party will go over and support lyndon johnson. is that possible? >> yes. whether you know what day it is or not... consistency is key when taking on acne. and an everyday cleanser? that's