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George romney ran for the 1968 republican party nomination in the 1968 united states presidential election. In the 1968 presidential election, wallace ran a third party campaign in an attempt to force a contingent election in the united states house of representatives, thereby enhancing the political clout of segregationist southern leaders. Richard nixon accomplishments, watergate, impeachment. Individual year pages include candidates, parties, popular and electoral vote. The democratic party is the oldest existing political party in america. World affairs council speech, philadelphia, june 1968. While the protesters chanted the whole world is watching, the police used clubs. Richard nixon, 37th president of the united states 196974, who, faced with.
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