Election of 1968

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Election of 1968

• Day 26
• Taylor Ashe

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Significance

• The candidates had different points of view on
  the war and Nixon winning the election of 1968
  indicated that America was becoming more
  conservative even though it was a close call
  between him and Humphrey due to the impact of
  Wallaces campaign.

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Video
Humprey's Campaign Video Against Nixon
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Points of Emphasis

• Chicago Democratic Convention
• George Wallaces 3rd party campaign
• Election results
• and impact

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Point 1 Democratic Convention

• Hubert Humphrey and Eugene McCarthy
• publicly supported LBJs Vietnam policies
• 10 thousand protesters gathered
• Tried to pressure Democrats to adopt anti-war
  policy
• Richard Daley
• Mayor of Chicago
• Told Police and national guard to break-up any
  riots or fights
• Riots Broke out
• between demonstrators and the Chicago Police
• Department
• Media captured the event
• The Whole World is watching!

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Point 2 Wallaces 3rd party

• Worked as Alabama Governor
• Democrat
• Very Racist
• known for saying segregation now, tomorrow,
  forever.
• Political Views
• Against Establishment
• Against Counterculture
• Supported unions and the blue collar worker
• Supported Vietnam

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Point 2 George Wallaces 3rd party

• Running Mate
• Curtis LeMay
• Supported use of nuclear weapons in Vietnam
• Caused a loss of popularity for Wallace

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Point 3 The election and Results

• Nominees

RICHARD NIXON Republican Against the War
GEORGE WALLACE American Independent For the War
HUBERT HUMPHREY Democrat For the War
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Point 3 The election and Results

• Nixon 43.4
• Humphrey 42.7
• Wallace 13.5
• Nixon beat Humphrey
• But by less than 1

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Conclusion

• The Election of 1968 was one of importance.
  The first big component of the election was the
  Chicago Democratic Convention which turned into a
  huge riot between demonstrators and the Chicago
  police department. The convention still went on,
  however, and Humphrey became the democratic
  nominee. Richard Nixon won the election to become
  president, beating Humphrey by less than 1.
  George Wallace also ran as a 3rd party nominee,
  but lost much of his popularity due to his
  running-mate, Curtis LeMay.

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Course Themes

• American Dream
• Nixon becoming president after setbacks
• Conflict and Consensus
• People had many different views on the war, but
  most were happy when it came to an end