Hubert Humphrey
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Hubert Humphrey
38th Vice President of the United States
In office: January 20, 1965 - January 20, 1969
President: Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by: Lyndon B. Johnson
Succeeded by: Spiro Agnew
United States Senator from Minnesota
In office: January 3, 1971 - January 13, 1978
Preceded by: Eugene McCarthy
Succeeded by: Muriel Humphrey
In office: January 3, 1949 - December 30, 1964
Preceded by: Joseph H. Ball
Succeeded by: Walter Mondale
1st Deputy President pro tempore of the United States Senate
In office: January 3, 1977 - January 13, 1978
President: James Eastland
Leader: Robert Byrd
Preceded by: Inaugural holder
Succeeded by: George J. Mitchell (1987)
14th United States Senate Majority Whip
In office: January 3, 1961 - December 30, 1964
Leader: Mike Mansfield
Preceded by: Mike Mansfield
Succeeded by: Russell B. Long
35th Mayor of Minneapolis
In office: July 2, 1945 - November 30, 1948
Preceded by: Marvin L. Kline
Succeeded by: Eric G. Hoyer
Personal details
Born: Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr., May 27, 1911, Wallace, South Dakota, U.S.
Died: January 13, 1978 (aged 66), Waverly, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party: Democratic
Other political affiliations: Democratic Farmer Labor
Spouse: Muriel Buck Humphrey
Children: Nancy Faye Humphrey (1939 - 2003), Skip Humphrey, Robert Humphrey, Douglas Humphrey
Residence: Waverly, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma mater: University of Minnesota, Louisiana State University, The Capitol College of Pharmacy
Religion: Congregationalism (United Church of Christ)/United Methodist
Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 - January 13, 1978) was an American politician who served as the 38th Vice President of the United States under President Lyndon B. Johnson, from 1965 to 1969. Humphrey twice served in the United States Senate, representing Minnesota from 1949 to 1964 and 1971 to 1978. He was the nominee of the Democratic Party in the 1968 presidential election, losing to the Republican nominee, Richard M. Nixon.