- Collection:
- Oral History Collection (Chicago History Museum)
- Title:
- I WAS THERE: James M. Merrion
- Creator:
- Merrion, James M.
Grannan, Jill - Publisher:
- Chicago, Ill. : Studs Terkel Center for Oral History, Chicago History Museum
Chicago, Ill. : Chicago History Museum - Date of Original:
- 2008-09-25
- Subject:
- DePaul University. College of Law
Democratic National Convention (1968 : Chicago, Ill.)
Oral history
Interviews
Riots
Elections
Political science - Location:
- United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, 41.85003, -87.65005
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
Text
StillImage - Format:
- audio/mpeg
image/jpeg
application/pdf - Description:
- Mr. Merrion was a student at DePaul University College of Law in 1968 when he volunteered at the Democratic National Convention (DNC). He was assigned to the Conrad Hilton Hotel as a driver for lower-level politicians attending the convention. Too many drivers had been hired so that he spent most of his time inside the hotel. At one point, he was in a room with other DNC volunteers that overlooked the mounting tension in Grant Park. As the situation escalated, a rock was thrown through the window of this hotel room. The next day Merrion was called for driving duty, running errands for Vice President Hubert Humphrey�s grandson and eventually meeting Humphrey.
- Metadata URL:
- http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_oh/id/88
- IIIF manifest:
- https://collections.carli.illinois.edu/iiif/2/chm_oh:88/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: 43:10 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:
-
