Former Vice President Richard Milhous Nixon of New York, launched a successful run for President of the United States in 1968, following a year of preparation, and five years of political reorganization following defeats in the 1960 Presidential election, and 1962 California Gubernatorial race. En route to the Republican Party nomination, Nixon faced challenges from Michigan Governor George Romney, New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller and Governor Ronald Reagan of California.

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  • Former Vice President Richard Milhous Nixon of New York, launched a successful run for President of the United States in 1968, following a year of preparation, and five years of political reorganization following defeats in the 1960 Presidential election, and 1962 California Gubernatorial race. En route to the Republican Party nomination, Nixon faced challenges from Michigan Governor George Romney, New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller and Governor Ronald Reagan of California. He won most of the state Primaries, and gained enough delegate strength to be victorious on the first ballot at the Republican National Convention. He named Maryland Governor Spiro Agnew as his running mate. In the General election, law and order was a major theme of the Nixon campaign. He also attempted to de-emphasize the controversial Vietnam War, claiming to have a "secret plan" to end it. He ran well ahead of his opponent, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, in the polls, but began to slip after refusing to take part in presidential debates, and following the White House announcement of a bombing halt in Vietnam. Nixon won in a close election on November 5, 1968, and was inaugurated as the 37th President of the United States on January 20, 1969.
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  • Richard Nixon for President
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  • Former Vice President Richard Milhous Nixon of New York, launched a successful run for President of the United States in 1968, following a year of preparation, and five years of political reorganization following defeats in the 1960 Presidential election, and 1962 California Gubernatorial race. En route to the Republican Party nomination, Nixon faced challenges from Michigan Governor George Romney, New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller and Governor Ronald Reagan of California.
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  • Richard Nixon presidential campaign, 1968
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