How the 1968 New Hampshire primary changed history

It's been 40 years since the 1968 New Hampshire primary that made Eugene McCarthy, a U.S. senator from Minnesota, a viable Democratic presidential candidate in a race that took down sitting President Lyndon B. Johnson. Midday explores this historic primary and how it changed history.

Guests

• Al Eisele: Journalist and author of "Almost to the Presidency," a dual biography of McCarthy and former Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey.

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