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1968 Campaigns and Crises Across U S and Czechoslovakia
In a year of turbulent politics and world events, the 1968 US presidential race saw Nixon win the Republican nomination with Agnew while Humphrey led the Democratic ticket after LBJ withdrew. Wallace built a third party vibe as Chicago's convention riot sparked national debate. Vietnam dominated campaigns and violence, including Tet, bombing pauses, and stalled peace talks. Abroad Czechoslovakia faced Warsaw Pact invasion ending liberalization, and the Pueblo incident heightened Cold War tensions. Heart transplants surged, with Dr Denton Cooley at Baylor performing many procedures. Civil rights unrest rose alongside campus turmoil.
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Ronald Reagan
California
Nixon
Maryland
Spiro T. Agnew
George McGovern
South Dakota
Kennedy
Lester Maddox
Georgia
Humphrey
Sen
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
George C. Wallace
Alabama
American Independent Party
Wallace
Vietnam
Presidential Commission
Chicago
Abraham _ Ribicoff
Connecticut
Chiago
Richard J. Daley
Ribicoff
HHH
Houston
Denton Cooley
Baylor University
Christian Barnard
South Africa
Cleveland