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  2. 1952 Republican Party presidential primaries - Wikipedia

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    From March 11 to June 3, 1952, delegates were elected to the 1952 Republican National Convention.. The fight for the 1952 Republican nomination was largely between popular General Dwight D. Eisenhower (who succeeded Thomas E. Dewey as the candidate of the party's liberal eastern establishment) and Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio, the longtime leader of the conservative wing.

  3. 1952 Republican National Convention - Wikipedia

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    After the nominations were completed, including speeches on behalf of Earl Warren, Harold Stassen, and Douglas MacArthur, the delegates proceeded to vote. [4] After the first ballot, Eisenhower had 595 votes, nine short of the 604 required for the nomination, [4] while Taft was a strong second with 500: Warren had 81, Stassen 20, and MacArthur ...

  4. 1952 United States presidential election - Wikipedia

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    The fight for the Republican nomination was between General Dwight D. Eisenhower, who became the candidate of the party's moderate Eastern Establishment; Senator Robert A. Taft from Ohio, the longtime leader of the party's conservative wing; Governor Earl Warren of California, who appealed to Western delegates and independent voters; and former Governor Harold Stassen of Minnesota, who still ...

  5. 1952 United States elections - Wikipedia

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    Republican nominee Five-star general Dwight D. Eisenhower defeated Democratic governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois. [3] [4] Eisenhower won the popular vote by eleven points, and carried every state outside the South. Eisenhower took the Republican nomination on the first ballot, defeating Ohio senator Robert A. Taft and California governor Earl ...

  6. Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower - Wikipedia

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    Eisenhower presidential campaign, Baltimore, Maryland c. September 1952. Going into the 1952 Republican presidential primaries, the two major contenders for the Republican presidential nomination were General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio.

  7. 1952 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection

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    In the same conversation, Eisenhower indicated that if he won the nomination, Nixon would be his first choice for the vice presidency, because Eisenhower believed the party needed to promote leaders who were aggressive, capable, and young. [7] Eisenhower later developed a list of seven potential candidates, with Nixon's name at the top. [8]

  8. List of United States presidential candidates - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Eisenhower Decides To Run - Wikipedia

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    It follows his 1995 Eisenhower biography Dwight David Eisenhower and American Power, and looks specifically at the reasons behind the five-star general's fateful choice to enter politics and become a candidate for the Republican nomination during the 1952 presidential campaign. (Eisenhower would go on to serve two full terms in the White House.)