Albert also chaired the infamous 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago . The convention was one of the most chaotic in American history . Riots and protests raged outside the venue , and disorder reigned among delegates tasked with leading the party after the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King , Jr. , the increasing casualties of the Vietnam War , and Johnson 's decision to withdraw from the race for his party 's presidential nomination after a bruising and humiliating New Hampshire primary
1968 Democratic National Convention
1968 Democratic National Convention
Carl Albert