Red, white and bruising: at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, conflicts within the hall were amplified in violence on Chicago’s streets. AP Images Theodore Roosevelt giving a campaign speech.

First, a little context. In early spring of 1968 the country was in turmoil. The unpopular war in Vietnam was raging. Protests and riots abounded on college campuses and in cities large and small. A ...

As divisive as American politics seem now, consider 1968. Fifty years ago this week, Democrats gathered in Chicago for a presidential nominating convention. Inside the hall, Hubert Humphrey received ...

Chicago has hosted more presidential conventions than any other U.S. city, stretching back to 1860 when Republicans nominated Abraham Lincoln, but perhaps none was as notorious or as consequential as ...

On August 28, 1968, the Vietnam War came home to the United States. Tens of thousands of anti-war demonstrators descended on the Democratic National Convention. On August 28, 1968, the Vietnam War ...

It remains to be seen what impact this summer’s Democratic and Republican national conventions will have on the 2016 presidential election. But when Republicans gather in Cleveland and Democrats ...

Recent events have led many to compare today to the summer of '68. On the eve of the GOP convention, sociologist Todd Gitlin tells NPR's Lynn... How Is Turbulent Climate That Rocked '68 Democratic ...

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Vice President Hubert Humphrey won the Democratic presidential nomination with 1,761 votes to 601 for Sen. Eugene McCarthy. Vice President Hubert Humphrey won the Democratic presidential nomination ...

Given the days of political pageantry at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago have come to an end, it’s an opportune time to examine parallels to past conventions — particularly those in the ...