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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 ]
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.
From February 3 to July 13, 1968, voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for president in the 1968 United States presidential election.Former vice president Richard Nixon was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1968 Republican National Convention held from August 5 to August 8, 1968, in Miami Beach, Florida.
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.
Richard Nixon: Harry F. Byrd [p] 1964: Lyndon B. Johnson† Barry Goldwater: 1968: Hubert Humphrey: Richard Nixon† George Wallace (American Independent) 1972: George McGovern: Richard Nixon† John G. Schmitz (American Independent) Linda Jenness (Socialist Workers) Benjamin Spock (People's Party) 1976: Jimmy Carter† Gerald Ford: Eugene ...
A fourth-generation Republican "in the mold of Teddy Roosevelt," he often said, McCloskey represented the 12th Congressional District for 15 years, running for president against an incumbent Richard Nixon in 1972. He battled party leaders while serving seven terms in Congress and went on to publicly disavow the GOP in his later years.
Former Governor of Alabama George Wallace ran in the 1968 United States presidential election as the candidate for the American Independent Party against Richard Nixon and Hubert Humphrey. Wallace's pro-segregation policies during his term as Governor of Alabama were rejected by most.
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 ...