Rockefeller Moves Toward Reagan Coalition to Block Nixon
AP report from Washington outlines Nelson Rockefeller seeking a coalition with California Governor Ronald Reagan to deny Nixon a first ballot victory at Miami Beach. It notes state vote counts, regional strengths, and potential GOP governor allies while weighing political risks and individual loyalties.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
California
Ronald Reagan
Richard M. Nixon
Miami Beach
Fla
New York
Rockefeller
Reagan
Nixon
New England
Pacific Coast
Mountain States
Neebraska
Oregon
Rockefeller Entering 1976 GOP Race Shifts Convention Debate
GOP leaders nationwide welcomed Gov. Nelson Rockefeller into the presidential race, sparking talk about Nixon’s lead, Reagan’s position, and the impact on party dynamics. Critics urged Rockefeller to outline views on key issues, while others called the move a free country's right. In Tanzania, the first African bishop of Zanzibar and Tanzania, Yohanna Juma, was enthroned at Christ Church cathedral.
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John Morganthaler
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Rockefeller
Ronald Reagan
California
Nixon
Pit
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
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Vietnam
Goldwater
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Eugene J. McCarthy
Dminn
Rocky
Robert F. Kennedy
DNY
Everett M. Dirksen
RTI
John G. Tower
R-Tex
Texas
Richard Nixon
George Romney
Michigan
Miami Beach
Edward Brooke
Mass
Charles H. Percy
R-I1
Dar ES Salaam
Tanzania
Zanzibar
Tanza
Yohanna Juma
Christ Church Cathedral
East Africa
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Florida
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Illinois
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Pennsylvania
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