Watch Hubert Humphrey: What Manner of Man

When this biography of Hubert H. Humphrey was telecast in the crucial 1968 campaign for President of the United States, it helped turn the tide, but not quite enough to result in victory, in what became the closest Presidential election in American history, up to that time. In The 1968 Presidential Campaign best seller by Joe McGinnis, this film is described as "a work of genius." One of the film's most moving scenes is when Humphrey responded to a question about the candidate's mentally challenged granddaughter. During the editing of the film Humphrey's top advisers and strategists wanted the scene to be cut; they were worried that it would be seen as too exploitive. Richter successfully argued that the scene should be kept in because it showed the genuine humanity of the candidate. In newspapers at the time the film was advertised as "The Mind Changer." If you had made up your mind about Humphrey, then you were urged to see the film. As President Lyndon Johnson's loyal Vice President, Humphrey was silent about his opposition to the Vietnam war until the closing weeks of his race for President. Some historians argue that if Humphrey had spoken out sooner he would have won. A fascinating account of an extraordinary American leader who helped change his country in profoundly important ways. More at www.RichterVideos.com