Chicago 1968
Documentary · History
Overview
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.
Top Cast


David McCullough
David McCullough
Self - Host
David McCullough
Self - Host
William Stanley Merwin
William Stanley Merwin
Self - Narrator (voice)
William Stanley Merwin
Self - Narrator (voice)
Tom Wicker
Tom Wicker
Self - Journalist
Tom Wicker
Self - Journalist
Albert Eisele
Albert Eisele
Self - Biographer
Albert Eisele
Self - Biographer
Ted Van Dyk
Ted Van Dyk
Self - Humphrey Staff
Ted Van Dyk
Self - Humphrey Staff
Marilyn Katz
Marilyn Katz
Self - Antiwar Activist
Marilyn Katz
Self - Antiwar Activist


David Dellinger
David Dellinger
Self - Antiwar Activist
David Dellinger
Self - Antiwar Activist
David Farber
David Farber
Self - Historian
David Farber
Self - Historian
Roger Wilkins
Roger Wilkins
Self - US Justice Department
Roger Wilkins
Self - US Justice Department
Joel Weisman
Joel Weisman
Self - Chicago Journalist
Joel Weisman
Self - Chicago Journalist
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