American Experience looks at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago where Vice President Hubert Humphrey won his party's nomination for president amid massive civil unrest and violence perpetrated by Chicago Police and anti-Vietnam War protesters.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- PBS, Robert Stone Productions, David Grubin Productions, GBH
Keywords
- chicago, illinois
- vietnam war
- police
- protest
- democratic national convention
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Top Cast
David McCullough as Self - Host
William Stanley Merwin as Self - Narrator (voice)
Tom Wicker as Self - Journalist
Albert Eisele as Self - Biographer
Ted Van Dyk as Self - Humphrey Staff
Marilyn Katz as Self - Antiwar Activist
David Dellinger as Self - Antiwar Activist
David Farber as Self - Historian
Top Crew
Chana Gazit · Director, Writer
Joseph Tovares · Editor
David Steward · Editor
Margaret Drain · Producer
Larry Lecain · Producer
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