In 1968, Lancaster actively supported the presidential candidacy of antiwar Senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota, and frequently spoke on his behalf during the Democratic primaries.

Her distrust of the government showed in early 1968 when she was elected to carry the Eugene McCarthy banner, in support of the Eugene McCarthy Presidential Campaign, for her St. Louis County precinct.

* 1968 – Lætitia Sadier, French singer ( Stereolab, Monade, and McCarthy )

On March 31, 1968, a week before the Wisconsin primary, where the polls predicted a loss to McCarthy, President Lyndon B. Johnson stunned the nation by withdrawing from his race for a second full term.

McCarthy, who was up for re-election in 1970, realized that he had only a slim chance of winning even re-nomination ( he had angered his party by opposing Johnson and Humphrey for the 1968 presidential nomination ) and declined to run.

Newman at a political rally for Eugene McCarthy in 1968

For his support of Eugene McCarthy in 1968 ( and effective use of television commercials in California ) and his opposition to the War in Vietnam, Newman was placed nineteenth on Richard Nixon's enemies list, which Newman claimed was his greatest accomplishment and was also a huge supporter of Mumia Abu Jamal.

Important members of the party have included Minneapolis mayor Hubert H. Humphrey and Minnesota Attorney General Walter Mondale, who each went on to be United States Senators, Vice Presidents of the United States, and unsuccessful Democratic nominees for president, Humphrey in 1968 and Mondale in 1984 ; Eugene McCarthy, a Senator who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1968 as an anti-Vietnam War candidate ; and Paul Wellstone, a Senator from 1991 – 2002 who became an icon of populist progressivism.

In March 1968, Presidential candidates Robert F. Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy drew a crowd of 12, 000 with student demonstrators burning draft cards.

* Tom McCarthy ( born 1968 ), TV announcer for the Philadelphia Phillies.

* Tom McCarthy ( born 1968 ), television announcer for the Philadelphia Phillies.

In the 1968 presidential election, McCarthy was the first candidate to challenge incumbent Lyndon B. Johnson for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States, running on an anti-Vietnam War platform.

In 1968, McCarthy ran against incumbent President Lyndon Johnson in the New Hampshire Democratic primary, with the intention of influencing the federal government — then controlled by Democrats — to curtail its involvement in the Vietnam War.

Despite strong showings in several primaries — indeed, he won more votes than any other Democratic candidate — McCarthy garnered only 23 percent of the delegates at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, largely due to the control of state party organizations over the delegate selection process.

Following the 1968 election, McCarthy returned to the Senate, but announced that he would not be running for reelection in 1970, to the dismay of many Minnesotans.

General election debates were not held for the elections of 1964, 1968 and 1972, although intra-party debates were held during the primaries between Democrats Robert F. Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy in 1968 and between Democrats George McGovern and Hubert Humphrey in 1972.

I had been a reluctant Goldwaterite in 1964, but by 1968 I worked briefly for Gene McCarthy.

During the 1968 presidential election, he served as press secretary for the campaign of Senator Eugene McCarthy.

* Paul McCarthy ( 1968 )

This was unusual, given that high-profile American citizens such as Senator Eugene McCarthy expressed interest in visiting China after the 1968 presidential election, but even he could not have a trip arranged for him despite his office.

Yarborough supported Robert F. Kennedy until his assassination, then supported Eugene McCarthy until his loss in Chicago, and finally backed Hubert Humphrey for President in the pivotal campaign of 1968 against Nixon.

Duel became involved in politics during the primaries for the 1968 presidential election, campaigning for Eugene McCarthy, in opposition to the Vietnam war.

When NBC tried to cancel it in early 1968, the show was so popular among fans that a campaign organized by Bjo Trimble successfully demanded its return, redefining the relationship between television networks and audiences.

* 1968: Bone marrow transplant between two siblings successfully treats SCID.

No nomination for associate justice has ever been filibustered, but President Lyndon Johnson's nomination of sitting Associate Justice Abe Fortas to succeed Earl Warren as Chief Justice was successfully filibustered in 1968.

The first human-crewed mission to successfully perform this procedure, and thus becoming the first humans to leave the Earth's influence, was Apollo 8 on December 21, 1968.

Luna 14 successfully entered lunar orbit at 19: 25 UT on 10 April 1968.

They each provided well known songs during this period, in addition to the singles, Pinder's songs " A Simple Game " ( 1968 ) & " So Deep Within You " ( 1969 ) were successfully covered by The Four Tops, Pinder winning an Ivor Novello Award for " A Simple Game ", Elkie Brooks later covered Hayward's " Nights in White Satin ".

In 1968, he ventured successfully into American cowboy territory, playing a sadistic self-styled preacher who goes after stoic Charlton Heston in the Western Will Penny.

McDowall continued his career successfully into adulthood, but it was usually in character roles, notably in heavy makeup as various " chimpanzee " characters in four of the Planet of the Apes movies ( 1968 – 1973 ) and in the 1974 TV series that followed.

In 1967, Stanley Matthews took over ( from Jackie Mudie who spent two years as manager ), his reign ended in tears in 1968 as Vale were expelled from the Football League over seemingly ' illegal payments ' made to players ( this punishment was reduced on appeal to a re-election vote, which the club successfully won ).

Producers had given exclusive merchandising rights to Post as part of his contract for working on the film, and Post Studios had already successfully marketed tie-in masks for the classic Universal monsters, Planet of the Apes ( 1968 ), Star Wars ( 1977 ), and E. T.

Although a 1968 referendum to fund MARTA failed, in 1971, Fulton and DeKalb Counties successfully passed a 1 % sales tax increase to pay for operations, while Clayton and Gwinnett counties overwhelmingly rejected the tax in referendum, fearing the introduction of crime and " undesirable elements ".

Twelve years after Davis retired, the modern era of female jockeys began as Kathy Kusner successfully sued the Maryland Racing Commission for a jockey's license in 1968 under the Civil Rights Act.

In 1966, Domenici successfully ran for a position on the Albuquerque City Commission and in 1968 was elected Commission Chairman.

Following the death of the World Journal Tribune, New York editor Clay Felker organized a group of investors who bought the name and rights, and successfully revived the weekly in 1968.

After the 1968 invasion, Husák successfully ruled over what was essentially a coalition of the conservative and hard-line factions within the top party leadership.

Active in the movement against the Vietnam War, McMullan was conscripted for military service in 1968 but successfully argued in court that he was a conscientious objector.

Sweden successfully entered the UEFA European Championship in 1968, but they finished in the Qualification group 2.

The 260-hour, four-and-a-half million mile ( 7. 25 Gm ) shakedown flight was successfully concluded on October 22, 1968, with splashdown occurring in the Atlantic, eight miles ( 15 km ) from the carrier Essex and only from the predicted target ).

Trudeau, once he became prime minister, invited Gordon to join his Cabinet in April 1968, but Gordon declined, over some misgivings about being able to work successfully with Trudeau, and decided not to run again for office in the June 1968 general election.

Pulman won the championship and successfully defended it in all further title challenges, the last being in 1968 when he beat the Australian Eddie Charlton.

In 1968, the Folkboat successfully made the transition from traditional clinker timber to modern molded GRP ( fiberglass ) construction ... retaining the characteristic simplicity of the design.

In 1968 he left music to become a lawyer, successfully suing when his second album as leader was released under Corea's name without his consent.

In 1968, Saiki joined the Hawai ` i Republican Party and ran successfully for a seat in the Hawai ` i State House of Representatives.