The Cause is Mankind: A Liberal Program for Modern America

New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1964. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. SIGNED copy of Humphrey's "The Cause is Mankind", published shortly before he joined Lyndon Johnson's ticket for the 1964 presidential campaign. From the unclipped jacket: "The senior Senator from Minnesota first exploded onto the national scene in 1948, when, as Mayor of Minneapolis, he delivered an impassioned speech that persuaded the Democratic National Convention to adopt a tough civil-rights plank. Sixteen years later, as Senate majority whip, Hubert Humphrey served as the Administration's floor manager for the nation's number-one piece of pending legislative business; through months of filibuster, debate, quorum calls, roll calls, and endless votes on amendments, he skillfully piloted to passage the most far-reaching civil-rights bill in U.S. history". Scuffs and wear to jacket; blue covers are bright, with slight bumping to corners; signature on half-title; no mention of later printings; [ix], [1]- 172 unmarked pages.