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| − | President [[Richard Nixon]] was deeply involved in the strategy of ''[[Detente]]'', the plan to end [[Cold War]] tensions which led to the "winless wars" of [[Korean War|Korea]] and [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]] when he came up for reelection in 1972. He was | + | President [[Richard Nixon]] was deeply involved in the strategy of ''[[Detente]]'', the plan to end [[Cold War]] tensions which led to the "winless wars" of [[Korean War|Korea]] and [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]] when he came up for reelection in 1972. He was unanimously renominated by the [[Republican]] party for reelection as president. The [[Democratic]] nominee after a bitter battle was [[George McGovern]]. The campaign was rough and although Nixon had a comfortable lead, during the campaign the Democratic headquarters of Watergate were broken into. However it was small at the time compared to the destruction being done on Republican headquarters in Texas, Ohio, Minnesota, Arizona and California. The voters overwhelm ingly chose Nixon in what remains the widest popular margin ever by any President in American history. <ref> [[Encyclopedia of Presidents, Richard Nixon]], by Dee Lillegard, Children's Press, 1987, pp. 77-78. </ref> |
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Revision as of 22:37, August 22, 2007
President Richard Nixon was deeply involved in the strategy of Detente, the plan to end Cold War tensions which led to the "winless wars" of Korea and Vietnam when he came up for reelection in 1972. He was unanimously renominated by the Republican party for reelection as president. The Democratic nominee after a bitter battle was George McGovern. The campaign was rough and although Nixon had a comfortable lead, during the campaign the Democratic headquarters of Watergate were broken into. However it was small at the time compared to the destruction being done on Republican headquarters in Texas, Ohio, Minnesota, Arizona and California. The voters overwhelm ingly chose Nixon in what remains the widest popular margin ever by any President in American history. [1]
| candidates | popular vote | electoral vote |
|---|---|---|
| Richard M. Nixon | 47, 165, 234 | 521 |
| George S. McGovern | 29, 168, 110 | 17 |
| John G. Schmitz | 1, 106, 052 | 0 |
| Benjamin Spock | 79, 484 | 0 |
| Linda Jenness | 97, 256 | 0 |
| Louis Fisher | 53, 814 | 0 |
| Gus Hall | 25, 595 | 0 |
References
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Presidents, Richard Nixon, by Dee Lillegard, Children's Press, 1987, pp. 77-78.
- ↑ A Pictoral History of the U.S. Presidents, by Clare Gibson, Gramercy Books, 2001, p. 126.