Richard Nixon 1972 presidential campaign

Richard Nixon for President 1972
Richard Nixon for President 1972
	Nixon–Agnew campaign logo.
Campaign	1972 Republican primaries; 1972 U.S. presidential election
Candidate	Richard Nixon; 37th President of the United States; (1969–1974); Spiro Agnew; 39th Vice President of the United States; (1969–1973)
Affiliation	Republican Party
Status	Announced: January 7, 1972; Official nominee: August 23, 1972; Won election: November 7, 1972; Inaugurated: January 20, 1973
Slogan	President Nixon. Now more than ever

The 1972 presidential campaign of Richard Nixon was a successful re-election campaign for President Richard Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew. They were reelected president and vice president over George McGovern and Sargent Shriver of the Democratic Party.

Nixon authorized the formation of his 1972 campaign committee, Nixon-Agnew '72, on January 7, 1972.^{[citation needed]} On August 23, he secured the nomination of the Republican Party at its convention in Miami Beach, Florida.^{[citation needed]} The convention nominated Vice President Agnew as his running mate.^{[citation needed]}

On November 7, Nixon carried 49 of 50 states, winning the election with 60.7 percent of the popular vote and 520 electoral votes. McGovern only carried Massachusetts and the District of Columbia, receiving 37.5 percent and 17 electoral votes.^{[citation needed]} Nixon's reelection was confirmed by the Electoral College on December 18^{[citation needed]} and certified by the Joint session of Congress of January 6, 1973.^{[citation needed]} He was inaugurated for his second term on January 20, 1973.

Both Agnew and Nixon resigned within two years of their second term. In December 1973, Gerald Ford replaced Agnew as vice president and in the following year, replaced Nixon as president. This made Nixon the first and, as of 2024, only person to be inaugurated four times as both president and vice president.

Chronicle

Primaries

Republican National Convention

In August, Nixon accepted his party's nomination at the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach, Florida.

Endorsements

List of Richard Nixon endorsements

Nixon had received endorsements from:

Cabinet Members

United States Deputy Secretary of Defense David Packard (1969–1971)^[1]
United States Secretary of State William P. Rogers (1969–1973)^[2]

Senators

Former Representatives

William M. Tuck, (D-VA)^[4]

Governors

Former Governors

Celebrities

Bobby Allison, racing driver^[5]
June Allyson, actress^[6]
Richard Arlen, actor^[6]
Frankie Avalon, actor^[6]
Jack Benny, comedian^[7]^[8]
Edgar Bergen, ventriloquist^[6]
Gary Bettenhausen, racing driver^[5]
Joan Blondell, actress^[6]^[7]
James Brown, singer^[9]
Jim Brown, football player^[9]
Ray Bolger, actor^[6]^[7]
Pat Boone, singer^[6]
Les Brown, musician^[6]
Nick Buoniconti, football player^[10]
George Burns, comedian^[8]
Glen Campbell, musician^[8]
Yvonne De Carlo, actress^[6]
Hoagy Carmichael, actor^[6]
Wilt Chamberlain, basketball player^[9]
Cyd Charisse, actress^[6]
Christopher Connelly, actor^[7]
Robert Conrad, actor^[6]
Arlene Dahl, actress^[6]
Sammy Davis Jr., singer and actor^[9]
Dennis Day, actor^[6]
Don DeFore, actor^[6]
Frank DelRoy, racing official^[5]
William Demarest, actor^[6]
Andy Devine, actor^[6]
Joanne Dru, actress^[6]
James Drury, actor^[6]
Irene Dunne, actress^[6]
Clint Eastwood, actor^[6]
Chad Everett, actor^[6]
Rhonda Fleming, actress^[6]
A. J. Foyt, racing driver^[5]
Bill France Sr., racing executive^[5]
Zsa Zsa Gabor, actress^[6]^[8]
Don Garlits, racing driver^[5]
Jerry Grant, racing driver^[5]
Johnny Grant, radio personality^[7]
Virginia Grey, actress^[6]
Merv Griffin, television personality^[8]
George Hamilton, actor^[7]
June Haver, actress^[6]
Charlton Heston, actor^[7]^[8]
Hildegarde, singer^[6]
James Hylton, racing driver^[5]
Bob Hope, comedian^[2]^[6]
Bobby Isaac, racing driver^[5]
Sammy Kaye, bandleader^[6]
Lainie Kazan, actress^[6]
Dorothy Lamour, actress^[6]
Art Linkletter, radio personality^[3]^[6]
Fred MacMurray, actor^[6]
Gordon MacRae, actor^[6]
John Marcum, racing executive^[5]
Dick Martin, comedian^[8]
Tony Martin, singer^[6]
Virginia Mayo, actress^[6]
Ann Miller, actress^[6]
Mary Ann Mobley, actress^[6]
Mary Tyler Moore, actress^[8]
Terry Moore, actress^[6]
Ken Murray, comedian^[6]
Lloyd Nolan, actor^[6]
Hugh O'Brian, actor^[6]
Merlin Olsen, football player^[10]
John Payne, actor^[6]
David Pearson, racing driver^[5]
Richard Petty, racing driver^[5]
Walter Pidgeon, actor^[6]
Gene Raymond, actor^[6]
Debbie Reynolds, actress^[8]
Les Richter, football player^[5]
Cesar Romero, actor^[6]
Dan Rowan, actor^[8]
Gale Sayers, football player^[10]
O. J. Simpson, football players^[6]
Frank Sinatra, singer^[7]^[8]
Red Skelton, entertainer^[6]^[8]
Julie Sommars, actress^[6]
Ronnie Sox, racing driver^[5]
James Stewart, actor^[6]^[8]
Ramo Stott, racing driver^[5]
Mickey Thompson, racing driver^[5]
Howard Twilley, football player^[10]
Bobby Unser, racing driver^[5]
Rudy Vallee, singer^[6]
Hal Wallis, producer^[6]
Bruce Walkup, racing driver^[5]
Rodger Ward, racing driver^[5]
John Wayne, actor^[6]^[8]
Cale Yarborough, racing driver^[5]
LeeRoy Yarbrough, racing driver^[5]

Opinion polling

References

^ ^a ^b "Remarks at a "Victory '72" Luncheon in San Francisco, California". September 27, 1972.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Remarks at a "Salute to the President" Dinner in New York City". November 9, 1971.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Remarks at a "Salute to the President" Dinner in Chicago, Illinois". November 9, 1971.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Many Southern Democrats Plan To Back Nixon for Re-election". The New York Times. August 13, 1972.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u Britt, Bloys (October 20, 1972). "Organization Of Drivers, Car Owners And Promoters For Re-Election Of Nixon". Danville Register & Bee. AP. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba "Who's For Whom". Newsday (Suffolk Edition).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Nixon Entertain Their Hollywood Backers". The New York Times. August 28, 1972.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Critchlow, Donald (2013). When Hollywood was right : how movie stars, studio moguls, and big business remade American politics. New York : Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-19918-6 – via Internet Archive.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Black celebrities have a long history of endorsing Republican presidents". The Washington Post. November 3, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Nixon's Political Football". October 21, 2021.

Sources

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