THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
JOHN F KENNEDY AND THE COLD WAR
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Richard Nixon
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Hubert Humphrey
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George Wallace
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Robert Kennedy
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Republican nominee, former vice president Richard Nixon, defeated both the Democratic nominee, incumbent vice president Hubert Humphrey, and the American Independent Party nominee, former Alabama governor George Wallace.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Richard Nixon was elected the 37th President of the United States (1969-1974) after previously serving as a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from California.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the end, Richard Nixon won. 1968 Democratic candidate for President who ran to succeed incumbent Lyndon Baines Johnson on an anti-war platform. A little known Democratic Senator from Minnesota, he represented the Democratic party in the 1968 presidential election.