<P> The 1968 Democratic National Convention was held August 26 -- 29 at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago , Illinois . As President Lyndon B. Johnson had announced he would not seek reelection , the purpose of the convention was to select a new presidential nominee to run as the Democratic Party 's candidate for the office . The keynote speaker was Senator Daniel Inouye ( D - Hawaii ) . Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and Senator Edmund S. Muskie of Maine were nominated for President and Vice President , respectively . </P>
<P> The 1968 Democratic National Convention was held August 26 -- 29 at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago , Illinois . As President Lyndon B. Johnson had announced he would not seek reelection , the purpose of the convention was to select a new presidential nominee to run as the Democratic Party 's candidate for the office . The keynote speaker was Senator Daniel Inouye ( D - Hawaii ) . Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and Senator Edmund S. Muskie of Maine were nominated for President and Vice President , respectively . </P>
where was the democratic national convention held in 1968
where was the democratic national convention held in 1968
at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago , Illinois
at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago , Illinois