Humphrey Statue Unveiled

A 7-foot bronze statue of the Democratic icon known as the "Happy Warrior" was unveiled yesterday on the Capitol Mall in St. Paul.

 

 

 

 

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton and a group of Minnesota political figures have dedicated a memorial to the late Hubert H. Humphrey. A 7-foot bronze statue of the Democratic icon known as the "Happy Warrior" was unveiled yesterday on the Capitol Mall in St. Paul.

Humphrey served as Minneapolis mayor, U.S. Senator and vice president before running for president as his party's nominee. He died in 1978.

(Photo courtesy by WCCO)

 

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