Hubert Humphrey

Hubert Humphrey
Official portrait, 1965
38th Vice President of the United States
In office
January 20, 1965 – January 20, 1969
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byLyndon B. Johnson
Succeeded bySpiro Agnew
United States Senator
from Minnesota
In office
January 3, 1971 – January 13, 1978
Preceded byEugene McCarthy
Succeeded byMuriel Humphrey
In office
January 3, 1949 – December 30, 1964
Preceded byJoseph H. Ball
Succeeded byWalter Mondale
14th United States Senate Majority Whip
In office
January 3, 1961 – December 30, 1964
Preceded byMike Mansfield
Succeeded byRussell B. Long
1st Deputy President pro tempore of the United States Senate
In office
1977–1978
PresidentSen. James Eastland
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byGeorge J. Mitchell (1987)
35th Mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota
In office
July 2, 1945 – November 30, 1948
Preceded byMarvin L. Kline
Succeeded byEric G. Hoyer
Personal details
Born(1911-05-27)May 27, 1911
Wallace, South Dakota
DiedJanuary 13, 1978(1978-01-13) (aged 66)
Waverly, Minnesota
Political partyMinnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Spouse(s)Muriel Buck Humphrey
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota, Drew College of Pharmacy and Louisiana State University
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Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American politician and statesman. He served as the 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969 under President Lyndon B. Johnson. Before becoming vice president, he was a United States senator from Minnesota from 1949 to 1964 and again from 1971 to 1978.


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