Lyndon B. Johnson Hubert Humphrey The selection of the Democratic Party's vice presidential candidate for the 1964 United States presidential election occurred at the party's national convention and resulted in the selection of Hubert Humphrey to join the ticket with President Lyndon B. Johnson, who was running for election to a full term.

Humphrey would go on to become the Democratic presidential nominee in 1968 after Johnson withdrew his bid from re-election to a second full term, but ultimately lost to former Vice President Richard Nixon in the close general election.

[2] Johnson carefully considered his running mate for the 1964 election, and put up "trial balloons" in the media.

[3] Those who were the subject of speculation included Humphrey, who was a key lieutenant for Johnson in the Senate, particularly in regards to the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

[7] Humphrey easily won the vice presidential nomination on the first ballot at the 1964 Democratic National Convention.