Who is president 1968

By the time of his death on 22 April he had re-established his reputation as an elder statesman in foreign affairs. Explore the BBC. Front Page Years Themes Witness. About This Site Text Only. The announcement came after a full 24 hours of waiting when at times it seemed any of the three presidential candidates could have won the race to the White House.

At the latest count, only 25, votes separated the two front runners. At a news conference this afternoon, Mr Nixon, surrounded by his family, appeared in a packed ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria hotel. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Lyndon B.

Bush Bill Clinton George W. Help inform the discussion Support the Miller Center. University of Virginia Miller Center. Richard Nixon: Campaigns and Elections. Breadcrumb U. Presidents Richard Nixon Richard Nixon: Campaigns and Elections Although it was a close race with respect to the popular vote, Nixon won the electoral college by a 3 to 2 margin.

The Election of Richard Nixon's presidential defeat in and gubernatorial defeat in gave him the reputation of a loser. The Election of In hindsight, the magnitude of Richard Nixon's reelection victory in —the largest Republican landslide of the Cold War—leads some to ask why the President ever got involved in the Watergate cover-up.

Richard Nixon Essays Life in Brief. Life Before the Presidency. Campaigns and Elections Current Essay. Domestic Affairs. Foreign Affairs. Life After the Presidency. Family Life. Impact and Legacy.

In-Depth Exhibits Scroll left to right to view a selection of exhibits. Nixon and the Pentagon Papers. Three little words. Watergate: The break-in. Watergate: The Cover-Up. Watergate: The president. Bush Republican defeated Michael Dukakis Democrat , winning 53 percent of the popular vote.

Reagan won 58 percent of the popular vote, and carried every state except Minnesota in the Electoral College. Nixon won reelection with 60 percent of the vote, only to resign the presidency in over the Watergate controversy. Voting America United States Politics, - Richard M. Nixon was elected president and a new era of Republican conservatism was born.

In Campaign '68, we look back 50 years to this dramatic story. The Candidates. Episode 1: A perilous course. Episode 2: Long odds. Episode 3: A figure of destiny.