Hubert Humphrey Exhibition

I visited the Hubert Humphrey exhibition at the University of Minnesota. I was impressed by the amount of manuscripts, books and magazines about Humphrey’s life. Including those written documents, furniture, clothing, and art work, plus some items that foreign leaders gave him as gifts, the collection was about 20,000 items. I spent some time reading about this remarkable person: Humphrey was a political leader for more than thirty years, Vice President of the United States (1965-1969) and Senator from Minnesota (1949-1964). Humphrey’s speech at the 1948 Democratic National convention expressed his position about the United States’ need to recognize human rights in the USA. While mayor of Minneapolis, he set standards for civil rights on a national level. Also I learned that he was one of the pioneers of rights for farmers. Hubert Horatio Humphrey was a very friendly and sociable person who got along well with anyone.