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Richard Nixon campaign rally, July 1968. The front-runner for the Republican nomination was former Vice President Richard Nixon, who formally began campaigning in January 1968. [9] Nixon had worked behind the scenes and was instrumental in Republican gains in Congress and governorships in the 1966 midterm elections.
1968 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania [1] Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes Democratic: Hubert Humphrey: 2,259,405: 47.59%: 29: Republican: Richard Nixon: 2,090,017 44.02% 0 American Independent: George Wallace: 378,582 7.97% 0 Peace and Freedom: Dick Gregory: 7,821 0.16% 0 Socialist Labor: Henning A. Blomen ...
Richard Claxton Gregory (October 12, 1932 – August 19, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, writer, activist and social critic. [1] [2] His books were bestsellers.. Gregory became popular among the African-American communities in the southern United States with his "no-holds-barred" sets, poking fun at the bigotry and racism in the United
The 1968 presidential campaign of Richard Nixon, the 36th vice president of the United States, began when Nixon, the Republican nominee of 1960, formally announced his candidacy, following a year's preparation and five years' political reorganization after defeats in the 1960 presidential election and the 1962 California gubernatorial election.
This article is a list of United States presidential candidates. The first U.S. presidential election was held in 1788–1789, followed by the second in 1792. Presidential elections have been held every four years thereafter. Presidential candidates win the election by winning a majority of the electoral vote.
I am old enough to remember 1968. And how that year of protests did not end well for Democrats. True, America in 1968 was more turbulent than in 2024. Assassinations roiled the world, including ...
Aug. 3—One of the most consequential political figures of the 20th century ate the same meal for lunch almost every day: Crackers, a tall glass of milk, and a ring of canned pineapple topped ...
Thus it is possible for the winner of the popular vote to end up losing the election, an outcome that has occurred on five occasions, most recently in the 2016 election. This is because presidential elections are indirect elections; the votes cast on Election Day are not cast directly for a candidate, but for members of the Electoral College ...