- Collection:
- Oral History Collection (Chicago History Museum)
- Title:
- I WAS THERE: Gary T. Johnson
- Creator:
- Johnson, Gary T.
Bivins, Joy - Publisher:
- Chicago, Ill. : Studs Terkel Center for Oral History, Chicago History Museum
Chicago, Ill. : Chicago History Museum - Date of Original:
- 2008-08-26
- Subject:
- Conrad Hilton Hotel (Chicago, Ill.)
Democratic National Convention (1968 : Chicago, Ill.)
Oral history
Interviews
Riots
Elections
Political science
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Location:
- United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, 41.85003, -87.65005
United States, Illinois, Cook County, Park Ridge, 42.01114, -87.84062 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
Text
StillImage - Format:
- audio/mpeg
image/jpeg
application/pdf - Description:
- Born in 1950 in Chicago, Gary T. Johnson grew up in northwest suburban Park Ridge, Illinois in a politically active family. At the time of the Democratic National Convention, Johnson had recently graduated high school and was a volunteer for Senator Eugene McCarthy's presidential campaign. During the convention, he greeted delegates at O'Hare International Airport and drove them to Chicago hotels. He completed his volunteer activities during the day and went home in the evening. Therefore, he did not participate in any demonstrations or personally experience violence. He recollected how tense the atmosphere was inside the Conrad Hilton Hotel, where McCarthy volunteers worked.
- Metadata URL:
- http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_oh/id/54
- IIIF manifest:
- https://collections.carli.illinois.edu/iiif/2/chm_oh:54/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- © 2015 Chicago Historical Society, all rights reserved
For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this image, please visit https://images.chicagohistory.org or contact rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org. - Extent:
- Audio file: 36:45 minutes
- Original Collection:
- Oral History Collection (Chicago History Museum)
I WAS THERE: The 1968 Democratic National Convention Oral History Project - Contributing Institution:
- Chicago History Museum
- Rights:
-
I WAS THERE: Gary T. Johnson
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