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Wide Open GOP Nomination Hints At 1968 Contest
New Orleans coverage notes supporters of Nixon and Romney at the GOP National Committee meeting anticipate a broad, open race for the 1968 nomination with as many as a dozen potential candidates. Governors Reagan Rhodes Rockefeller Percy and others are discussed as favorite sons or dark horse contenders with regional blocks and state delegations shaping early strategy.
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