Nixon 1972 presidential campaign

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The Nixon 1972 presidential campaign was Richard Nixon’s successful re-election effort, marked by a landslide victory and later overshadowed by the Watergate scandal.

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instanceOf United States presidential election campaign
political campaign
associatedScandal Watergate scandal
campaignAcronym CREEP
campaignManager John N. Mitchell
campaignOrganization Committee for the Re-Election of the President
campaignSlogan Now More Than Ever
President Nixon. Now More Than Ever
candidate Richard Nixon
country United States
districtLost District of Columbia
election 1972 United States presidential election
electionDate 1972-11-07
electoralVoteTotal 520
endYear 1972
foreignPolicyTheme anti-communism
détente
historicalSignificance one of the largest landslides in U.S. presidential election history
incumbent Richard Nixon
incumbentPresident Richard Nixon
issue Vietnam War
détente with the Soviet Union
economic policy
law and order
opening to China
keyAdvisor Charles Colson
H. R. Haldeman
Henry Kissinger
linked to: Henry A. Kissinger

John Ehrlichman
ledTo increased scrutiny of presidential power after Watergate
mediaStrategy carefully staged public appearances
television advertising
officeSought President of the United States
opponentCandidate George McGovern
opponentElectoralVoteTotal 17
opponentParty Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
overshadowedBy Watergate scandal
party Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
popularVoteShare about 60.7%
popularVoteTotal about 47,168,710
positionOnVietnam peace with honor
result landslide victory
runningMate Spiro Agnew
startYear 1971
stateLost Massachusetts
statesCarried 49
statesLost 1
strategy Southern strategy
linked to: Southern Strategy
targetVoters Northern ethnic working-class voters
Southern white voters

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Committee to Re-elect the President partOf Nixon 1972 presidential campaign
John N. Mitchell affiliatedWith Nixon presidential campaigns
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Jeb Stuart Magruder participantIn Nixon 1972 presidential campaign
Fred LaRue affiliation Richard Nixon presidential campaign, 1972
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Herbert W. Kalmbach employer Richard Nixon's 1972 re-election campaign
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Maurice Stans employer Nixon presidential campaign
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Maurice Stans notableEvent Nixon campaign finance investigations
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Now More Than Ever usedDuringCampaignOf Richard Nixon 1972 presidential campaign
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Now More Than Ever centralSloganFor Richard Nixon 1972 re-election campaign
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William Safire employer Richard Nixon presidential campaign
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Roger Stone employerOrClient Richard Nixon presidential campaign
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Committee to Re-elect the President parentOrganization Nixon re-election campaign
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Bob Haldeman employer Richard Nixon presidential campaign
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Bob Haldeman workedOn 1972 Richard Nixon presidential campaign
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