The presidential election of 1968 ... home of the nation's first primary election. The effort paid off and in March 1968, McCarthy shocked the political world by winning 42 percent of the vote.

Eugene J. McCarthy (D-Minn ... a hint of uneasiness and a strong sense of modesty. His route to the 1968 presidential primaries has been circuitous. He entered the national political spotlight ...

But in 1968 ... presidential race and brought Robert Kennedy in. He helped set in motion one of the most turbulent years in American history. A native of Watkins, Minnesota, Eugene Joseph ...

SENATOR Eugene J ... straightforward campaign style. McCarthy's showing was also partly the result of the clumsy write-in run by the President's backers--an inept performance typical of the ...

Eugene McCarthy told a roaring Fenway Park audience Thursday night that the nation has a chance this year to become “an America of confidence, an America which trusts its own judgment.” ...