Hy Berman, professor of history at the University of Minnesota, discusses Eugene McCarthy.
Former U.S. Senator Eugene McCarthy has been the guest of honor this week during a series of local tributes. The 83-year-old McCarthy's return to his home state culminates tonight with a dinner at the governor's residence in St. Paul. McCarthy is probably best known for his 1968 campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. It was a direct challenge to Hubert Humphrey and the policies of the Johnson administration, and many consider it a turning point in American politics.