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Turning against American involvement in Vietnam, Romney planned to run as the anti-war Republican version of Eugene McCarthy. [11] Following his " brainwashing " comment, Romney's support faded steadily; with polls showing him far behind Nixon, he withdrew from the race on February 28, 1968. [ 12 ]
Nixon ran unopposed in and won the 1948 Republican primary. California's 12th congressional district election, 1948; ... Richard Nixon (inc.) - 1,323 (100.00%)
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 8, 1960. The Democratic ticket of Senator John F. Kennedy and his running mate, Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson, narrowly defeated the Republican ticket of incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon and his running mate, U.N. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
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.
The 1968 United States elections were held on November 5, and elected members of the 91st United States Congress.The election took place during the Vietnam War, in the same year as the Tet Offensive, the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, and the protests of 1968.
Among those who tried and failed were Richard Nixon in 1960, Hubert Humphrey in 1968 and Al Gore in 2000. ... Nixon's luck changed when he ran eight years later against Lyndon B. Johnson's vice ...
Students marched against a Vietnam War that was killing 50 Americans every day, and for long-overdue civil rights, equality and justice. ... Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon campaigned to ...
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.