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"Hello Democrats Welcome to Chicago," 1968

"Hello Democrats Welcome to Chicago," 1968
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Using the good press of "The City That Works" and his political clout, Mayor Daley had persuaded the Democratic Party to hold their 1968 presidential convention in Chicago. A buoyant Daley boasted that the city knew how to throw a national political party convention--23 of the previous 56 had been held in Chicago.