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Democratic Party adopts 1968 platform at Chicago convention

Delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago adopted the party's 1968 platform, including contested language on Vietnam and domestic policy amid clashes between establishment and antiwar delegates.

The platform codified the party's stance on the Vietnam War and domestic priorities, crystallizing divisions within the Democratic Party that shaped the Humphrey campaign and the 1968 election outcome.

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