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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1968
Page
5
At the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach Nixon won the nomination for vice president candidate Spiro Agnew amid minority protests and party critics while stressing law and order and Vietnam as campaign themes. Eisenhower backed Nixon and urged victory for the GOP slate.
Nixon outlines 1968 campaign priorities stressing ending the Vietnam War, restoring law and economic stability, and leadership needed to guide America. He vows not to derail peace talks and warns of multiple Vietnams if progress stalls, signaling a shift to firm foreign policy if elected.
Nixon picked Maryland Governor Spiro T. Agnew as his vice presidential candidate to minimize political harm to Nixon. The choice aimed to satisfy Southern leaders while balancing a nationally diverse ticket amid late convention maneuvering.
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