<Tr> <Th> Other candidates </Th> <Td> Eugene McCarthy George McGovern Pigasus </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> "1964 1972" </Td> </Tr> <P> The 1968 Democratic National Convention was held August 26--29 at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois . As President Lyndon B. Johnson had announced he would not seek reelection, the purpose of the convention was to select a new presidential nominee to run as the Democratic Party's candidate for the office . The keynote speaker was Senator Daniel Inouye (D - Hawaii). Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and Senator Edmund S. Muskie of Maine were nominated for President and Vice President, respectively . </P> <P> The convention was held during a year of violence, political turbulence, and civil unrest, particularly riots in more than 100 cities following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4 . The convention also followed the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy on June 5 . Both Kennedy and Senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota had been running for the Democratic nomination at the time . </P>

Where was the democratic national convention held in 1968