THE 1970S 1969 1979
FOREIGN POLICIES OF PRESIDENT NIXON
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His success as governor of California
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His promise to win the war in Vietnam
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Strong minority turnout in favor of Republicans
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The Democratic Party was divided over Vietnam
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Detailed explanation-1: -Richard Nixon also became the first non-incumbent vice president to be elected president, a feat that was not repeated until 2020, when Joe Biden was elected president. This also remains the most recent election in which the incumbent president was eligible to run again but was not the eventual nominee of their party.
Detailed explanation-2: -What were Nixon’s keys to victory in the 1968 presidential election? Nixon promises peace with honor in Vietnam and law and order at home. He also promised a more streamlined government and a return to more traditional values. Describe the major events on the Watergate Scandal in order.
Detailed explanation-3: -His support came mainly from the South and workers in industrial areas of the North and Midwest. In the midst of all these trials and tribulations, Nixon-in a reversal of the 1960 election results-won a close election over Humphrey in the Electoral College – 301 to 191.
Detailed explanation-4: -Incumbent Republican President Richard Nixon handily defeated Democratic Senator George McGovern of South Dakota, receiving all but 18 of 538 electoral votes (one of which was pledged to Nixon but given to Libertarian party nominee John Hospers by a faithless elector in Virginia).