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Texas prime target in the 1972 campaign battles
Texas is highlighted as a must-win area in the 1972 presidential race. Garth Jones reports Democratic efforts led by Sargent Shriver and plans for a joint event with Lyndon B. Johnson, while Nixon allies push for Texas as a key state. Johnson’s surprise stance nudges McGovern and Shriver to expand campaigning in Houston Beaumont Dallas Austin.
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Garth Jones
Associated Press
Texas
United States
Sargent Shriver
Houston
Beaumont
Shriver
George Mellovern
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dallas
Johnson
McGovern
Treasury
John B. Connally
White House
Is Democrats For Nixon
Clark MacGregor
Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Connally
George Willeford
McGovern and Shriver
George McGovern
Austin
Chicago
National Alliance of Postal and Federal Employes
Party With the Heart
Party of the People
Jefferson County
Lamar University
Jeaders
Israel
Jean Westwood
Democratic Party
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Afl-Cio
Council
Labor For
AH Democrats Lab AQ