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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.
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. [8] Nixon had worked behind the scenes and was instrumental in Republican gains in Congress and governorships in the 1966 midterm elections.
The 1960 presidential campaign of Richard Nixon, the 36th vice president of the United States, under President Dwight D. Eisenhower, began when he announced he was running for the Republican Party's nomination in the 1960 U.S. presidential election on January 9, 1960.
1960 Nixon campaign button. Nixon's campaign staff urged him to pursue recounts and challenge the validity of Kennedy's victory in several states, especially Illinois, Missouri, and New Jersey, where large majorities in Catholic precincts handed Kennedy the election; [90] however, Nixon gave a speech three days after the election, stating that ...
The 1972 presidential campaign of Richard Nixon was a successful re-election campaign for President Richard Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew.They were reelected president and vice president after decisively defeating George McGovern and Sargent Shriver of the Democratic Party.
In the 1960s, the first mass media campaign was launched for the John F. Kennedy vs. Richard Nixon election. Until this point, mass media was used only for physical products and by companies.After ...
As part of the continuing Watergate investigation in 1974–1975, federal prosecutors offered companies that had given illegal campaign contributions to President Nixon's re-election campaign lenient sentences if they came forward. [108] Many companies complied, including Northrop Grumman, 3M, American Airlines, and Braniff Airlines. [108]
It came to be known as Nixon's Southern strategy: a campaign that used fear of crime and lawlessness to tap into white Southern voters’ opposition to racial integration and equality without ...