Middle East hostages and Nixon landslide noted in report
The piece recounts the 1972 raid where nine Israelis were killed and others captured by Black September terrorists demanding prisoner releases, and pairs it with coverage of Nixon's massive election victory and Senate gains. It also notes Kissinger’s influence in Vietnam talks and a Moscow SALT summit ending with broad arms control and cooperation signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
Helsinki
McGovern Eagleton fallout and Vietnam war turning points
The Eagleton affair costs McGovern in 1972 campaign as his running mate faced public disclosure of psychiatric treatment. Meanwhile Vietnam battles shift momentum with a major North Vietnamese offensive tested Saigon after U.S. troop withdrawal, causing heavy casualties and set peace talks in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagleton
George McGovern
Missouri
Thomas Eagleton
Saigon
Paris
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kissinger
Weinberg
Yosef Romano
Israel
Golda Meir
Black September
Fuerstenfellbruck Air Base
Nixon
Senate
White House
House
McGovern
Sen
Hornrim
Henry A. Kissinger
O.K
Henry
Vietnam
Washington
Ctar
South Vietnam
Thieu
Richard M. Nixon
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Communist Party
South Dakotan
U.S
Quang Tri City
North Vietnam
Indochina
Quant Tri
Elk Lick
Bruton’s Jewelry Store
Tiny
Kitty McSpadden
Betty Jackson
Jolene Smith
Suze Westmoreland
Tiny Iness
Mt JE
Derrick
Mobil Oil CO
Hal Price
Jerry Lewis
Quant Rapanaagees