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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 184 

Recognizing the life and service of the Honorable Hubert H. Humphrey, 

distinguished former Senator from the State of Minnesota and former 

Vice President of the United States, upon the 100th anniversary of 

his birth. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 12, 2011 

Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. FRANKEN) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the life and service of the Honorable Hubert 

H. Humphrey, distinguished former Senator from the 

State of Minnesota and former Vice President of the 

United States, upon the 100th anniversary of his birth. 

Whereas Hubert H. Humphrey was born in Wallace, South 

Dakota, on May 27, 1911; 

Whereas Hubert Humphrey, from his early years, recognized 

the importance of public service by becoming a registered 

pharmacist and serving his friends and neighbors in the 

Humphrey Drug Store in Huron, South Dakota, from 

1933 to 1937; 

Whereas Hubert Humphrey received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Minnesota 

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in 1939 and a Masters of Arts degree from Louisiana 

State University in 1940, subsequently teaching political 

science at Macalester College from 1943 to 1944 and at 

Macalester College and the University of Minnesota from 

1969 to 1970; 

Whereas Hubert Humphrey served in a variety of leadership 

positions in Minnesota during World War II, dealing with 

war production, employment, and manpower; 

Whereas Hubert Humphrey served as Mayor of Minneapolis 

from 1945 to 1948, and during his tenure as mayor, he 

drove organized crime from the city and, among other 

achievements, created the Nation’s first municipal equal 

employment opportunity commission; 

Whereas Hubert Humphrey was a driving force behind the 

creation of the Democratic Farmer-Labor Party in Minnesota and was a founding member of Americans for 

Democratic Action in the aftermath of World War II; 

Whereas Hubert Humphrey led forces at the 1948 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in support of 

the minority platform plank on civil rights and equal opportunity, challenging the delegates to ‘‘walk out of the 

shadow of States’ rights into the bright sunshine of 

human rights,’’ resulting in the convention’s adoption of 

the minority plank; 

Whereas in 1948, Hubert Humphrey became the first Democrat from Minnesota elected to the Senate; 

Whereas during his total 23 years of service in the Senate 

(including service from 1949 to 1964 and service from 

1970 to 1978), Hubert Humphrey compiled a record of 

accomplishment virtually unmatched in the 20th century, 

encompassing, among other issues, civil and human 

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rights, workforce development, labor rights, health care, 

arms control and disarmament, the Peace Corps, small 

business assistance, education reform, wilderness preservation, immigration reform, and agriculture; 

Whereas his service as floor leader during the Senate’s consideration of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was essential 

to the eventual passage of the Act in the aftermath of 

breaking the filibuster against this historic legislation; 

Whereas Hubert Humphrey, although a dedicated leader of 

the Democratic Party, always sought bipartisan support 

for his legislative goals and routinely shared credit with 

other Senators for his legislative victories; 

Whereas Hubert Humphrey, as Vice President of the United 

States, loyally served President Lyndon Baines Johnson 

and successfully carried out a number of domestic and 

overseas assignments; 

Whereas Hubert Humphrey, as the Democratic Party’s nominee for President of the United States in 1968, waged 

one of the most courageous and hard-fought campaigns 

in the history of the United States, losing to Richard 

Nixon by less than 1 percentage point of the popular vote 

when he started the campaign some 15 points behind; 

Whereas Hubert Humphrey was reelected by the people of 

Minnesota (in 1970 and 1976) to 2 additional terms in 

the Senate, thereby continuing his extraordinary record 

of legislative achievement with passage of such bills as 

the Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act; 

Whereas Hubert Humphrey, terminally ill with cancer, pursued his active public life with great courage, fortitude, 

and good humor, and in the memorable words of Vice 

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morial observance in the rotunda of the United States 

Capitol, ‘‘Hubert Humphrey taught us how to live and he 

taught us how to die’’; and 

Whereas the life and service of Hubert Humphrey were posthumously honored by Congress with the presentation of 

the Congressional Gold Medal, and by the President of 

the United States with the award of the Medal of Freedom: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) honors the life, achievements, and distin3 guished career of Senator and Vice President Hu4 bert H. Humphrey upon the occasion of his 100th 

5 birthday; 

6 (2) recognizes that Hubert H. Humphrey’s leg7 islative achievements helped resolve many of this 

8 Nation’s most polarizing issues, such as civil rights, 

9 equal opportunity, and nuclear arms control; and 

10 (3) acknowledges the importance of a vibrant 

11 and responsive public sector, as illustrated by the 

12 numerous legislative achievements of Hubert H. 

13 Humphrey and his lifetime of service to all people in 

14 the United States and to people around the world. 

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