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Graph of Nixon's approval ratings in Gallup polls President Nixon defeated Democrat George McGovern in the 1972 presidential election. President Nixon was re-elected in one of the largest landslide election victories in American history , winning 61% of the popular vote, receiving 47,168,710 votes to McGovern's 29,173,222 votes.
January 6 – The House and Senate jointly officiate the re-election of President Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew to a second term during a ceremony. [18] January 8 – United States Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird says 5,000 men will be drafted between March 1 and July 1 during an appearance before Congress. [19]
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and as the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
*Nixon was a write-in candidate in some states' presidential primaries and received 316 votes. 1956 Republican National Convention (Vice Presidential tally): [4] Richard Nixon (inc.) - 1,323 (100.00%) 1956 United States Presidential Election Results:
July 18 – President Nixon states his intent to finish his second term despite impeachment efforts in a telephone message to supporters. [64] July 19 – President Nixon announces the nomination of associate F.A.A. administrator James E. Dow today to be deputy administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. [65]
Nixon shakes hands with Mayor of Chicago Richard Daley, 6 February 1970. February 6 – United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development George Romney says President Nixon's visit to the Midwest was successful in creating a bond between his administration and officials on a state and local level. [36]
Winning a second term often gives presidents a lift. For example, after Richard Nixon was reelected in 1972, 67 percent approved of his performance. But Nixon’s honeymoon was short-lived.
He was inaugurated for his second term on January 20, 1973. Both Agnew and Nixon resigned within two years of their second term. In December 1973, Gerald Ford replaced Agnew as vice president and in the following year, replaced Nixon as president. This made Nixon the first and, as of 2024, only person to be inaugurated four times as both ...