With Vietnam over but many conditions worsening in America, the Presidential election season of 1968 gets off to an uneasy start. Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson thinks he's got the Democratic nomination--and possibly the election--sewn up as a messy fight develops on the Republican side between moderates and conservatives. But the real X factor is the resentful politics of racist segregationists, now leaving the Democratic Party in droves over their concessions to civil rights. As the various dramas of the '60s come to a head, a tragedy on a Florida launch pad may sway the result one way or another.

Length: 26:19

Show Notes For This Episode

Next Episode (Bonus, Recap & Explainer): July 19, 2021

Next Regular Episode: August 1, 2021