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Moment G O P lost hopes as Dr Spock balked voters
Inez Robb argues the GOP’s fate hinged not on Ford or Thurmond shifts but on Dr. Benjamin Spock's 1964 pledge turning away parents. Historians may note the Spock influence as pivotal, with both parties later courting him for 1968.
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New York
Henry Ford II
Lyndon B._ INEZ Johnson
Maxwell Rabb
LBJ
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Senate
Johnson
Thurmond
G.O.P
Black Rock
Danny Deever
Cleveland
Benjamin Spock