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Nixon and Kissinger shaped 1972 year in AP top story
The Associated Press poll named Nixon's China visit the top story of 1972 with Kissinger's secret trip and talks with Mao in Peking. Other leading items include Wallace's assassination attempt, the Olympic terror attack, Nixon's reelection, Kissinger’s war efforts, and the Moscow visit and SALT agreement. The year also featured Vietnam, major floods, and a Supreme Court ruling on capital punishment. Nixon won a landslide re election with 60.7 percent of the vote. Democrats gained 2 Senate seats and Republicans 12 House seats.
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