Hoff was the first Democratic Governor in the nation to split with President Lyndon Johnson over the Vietnam War and later campaigned across the country to promote Robert Kennedy 's effort to obtain the 1968 Democratic presidential nomination . After Kennedy 's assassination , Hoff endorsed Eugene McCarthy . Democrats who opposed Johnson came close to nominating Hoff as a candidate for Vice President at the 1968 Democratic National Convention , but after some initial enthusiasm , Hoff declined to put his name forward
1968 Democratic National Convention
1968 Democratic National Convention
Philip H. Hoff