Atlantic City was no bargain (see MODERN LIVING), and neither was the convention. But most Democrats had a good time, spending more time in canape-grabbing than in candidate picking.
There were parties everywhere. The Democratic National Committee hosted a "Salute to Women Doers," at which some 2,000 guests waited 90 minutes to hear bug-eyed Broadway Star Carol Channing belt out the official Democratic campaign song, Hello, Lyndon! Maine's delegation caucused around their motel-headquarters pool one morning, met again that night to whoop it up until the wee hours. The Texas delegation honored Governor...
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