The 1968 Democratic National Convention

The contentious, political, and cultural conflict of the sixties marked by the Vietnam War, the counterculture movement, and struggles for civil rights was exemplified in the events of the 1968 Democratic National Convention, the civil disturbances and the subsequent Chicago 8 Trial. Even before the convention arrived in Chicago, the American people felt the turbulence of 1968.

Explore the events leading up to and including the 1968 Democratic National Convention through documents of the United States National Archives.

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1
March against the Vietnam War

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2
President Johnson Will Not Seek Re-Election

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3
President Johnson's Daily Diary Entry, April 6, 1968

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4
President Johnson on the Telephone

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5
Permit to Assemble

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6
Memo Requesting Use of City Parks

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7
Police and Protestors in the Park

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8
Inside the Convention Hall

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9
Protestors Gather

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10
Protestors and Chicago Police Officers

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11
March on Michigan Avenue

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12
National Guard

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13
Protestors in the Street

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14
Chicago Police Officers

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15
Humphrey Delegates

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16
Telephone Conversation Between President Johnson and Mayor Daley

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