GOP Ticket Encouraging For Demos In 1968
In Miami Beach the Nixon Agnew ticket strengthens Democrat hopes for 1968 by splitting party unity and complicating Wallace’s role. Agnew’s appeal to Southern Republicans is unclear, while Democrats eye McCarthy as a potential running mate. The piece notes shifts in running mate dynamics and Negro vote concerns.
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Warren Weaver JR
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Agnew
Miami Beach
McCarthy
Mayor Lindsay
Mark O. Hatfield
Oregon
Humphrey
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
Chicago
Nixon
South
Agnew Named Republican Vice Presidential Candidate
Spiro T. Agnew was chosen to be the Republican vice presidential nominee. The Maryland governor, 49, was selected to balance Nixon’s ticket and appeal to Southern voters, amid mixed reactions from critics and supporters about civil rights records and political positioning.
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Agnew
Nixon
Rockefeller
Maryland
South
Thank You Decatur Hosts for Our Boys Visit
A Selma letter from August 5 1968 praises Decatur officials and volunteers including Jimmy Brown Mr Black J L Stewart Dr R H Parks and others for their hospitality during a recent visit. The writer declares hope for the world with such leadership and urges continued appreciation. The note then shifts to political analysis noting Nixon Agnew ticket strategy to maintain Southern support and avoid alienating regional Republicans amid civil rights tensions.
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Decatur
Jimmy Brown
Mr. Black
J. L. Stewart
R. H. Parks
McCarthy Praises Nixon Nomination and Greek Chorus Idea
Senator Eugene McCarthy lauds Richard Nixon as the Republican nominee and muses at a news conference about a Greek chorus for the nominating speech. He notes Nixon's consistency on Vietnam and domestic issues and comments on potential fall campaign dynamics in Chicago and Miami Beach.
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E W. Kenworthy
New York Times News Service
Washington
Eugene J. McCarthy
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
McCarthy
Senate
Columbus
Cleveland
Ohio
George Seferis
Robert Cowell
T. S. Eliot
Robert Bly
Miami Beach
Chicago
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
Steve Derounian
Steve B. Derounian
U. S
Nassau County
N. Y
Barry M. Goldwater
Goldwater
Humphrey
Vietnam
Rockefeller
Minnesotan
S. Rockefeller
Republican Party
Patrick J. Lucey
Wisconsin
Robert F. Kennedy
Lucey
Kennedy
George McGovern
South Dakota
Committee For A
Minneapolis
South Vietnam
European Press Watches Nixon Nomination With Mixed Tones
European capitals react cautiously to Richard Nixon’s nomination. Izvestia omits denunciations and Tass notes a more moderate tone. British and French papers critique his Paris entry pledge and lack of imagination, while Sweden’s Expressen calls Nixon repellent and opportunistic.
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New York Times
London
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Moscow
Izvestia
Trud
Richard Nixon
Tass
Paris
Britain
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Europe
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Scandinavia
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Les Soir
Hubert H. Humphrey
John F. Kennedy
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