Nixon Plans For Election Looks Beyond Convention
Nixon plans to shift emphasis in his campaign toward winning the presidency rather than securing the Republican nomination. The analysis notes Nixon relies on his own polling instincts and that his State Department briefings may influence campaign strategy.
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Relman Morin
New York
Richard
State Department
M. Nixon
Nixon’s Posture Ahead of the 1968 GOP Convention
Nixon remains cautious about locking up the nomination saying the Miami Beach convention is not locked up. He targets swing states like Pennsylvania Ohio Illinois Michigan California and Texas with appearances in Cleveland July 10 and other cities. He plans a soft sell and will avoid pressuring favorite sons while keeping silence on Vietnam and Paris talks before the convention.
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Eugene McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
George Romney
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Miami Beach
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Illinois
Michigan
California
Texas
Cleveland
Maryland
New Jersey
Lansing
Vietnam
Paris
Officer Says Enemy Body Count Useless
Army intelligence officer Lt. Col. Richard A. McMahon, who served in Vietnam, calls the body count method for measuring enemy losses useless and dangerous. He notes the system started to record only observed dead but that units later submitted favorable estimates, undermining accuracy.
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Vietnam
Richard A. McMahon
The
Army Association
McMahon
Sweet Potato Relation to Morning Glory Highlighted
The statement notes that the sweet potato is closely related to the morning glory, indicating a botanical connection between the two plants.
Democrats Shocked McCarthy Could Back Rockefeller
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy sparked Midwest Democratic governors' alarm by saying he might support Republican Nelson Rockefeller for president. Governors Docking Hearnes and Smith criticized the remark as harmful to Humphrey, while others noted possible intra party shifts and future vice presidential considerations.
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Eugene J. McCarthy
Nelson Rockefeller
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Hubert H. Humphrey
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Lansing
Mich
Rockefeller
Robert Docking
Kansas
Humphrey
Warren E. Hearnes
Missouri
Hulett Smith
West Virginia
Hearnes
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Nils Boe
South Dakota
Warren P. Knowles
Wisconsin
Docking
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Ted
Kennedy
John Connally
Texas
Knowles
White House
Richard M. Nixon
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