hubert humphrey served in the senate
while he was vice president hubert humphrey was the subject of a satirical song by songwritermusician tom lehrer entitled whatever became of hubert the song addressed how some liberals and progressives felt let down by humphrey who had become a much more mute figure as vice president than he had been as a senator
 of georgia a leader of southern democrats once remarked to other senators as humphrey walked by can you imagine the people of minnesota sending that damn fool down here to represent them humphrey refused to be intimidated and stood his ground his integrity passion and eloquence eventually earned him the respect of even most of the southerners