Essay Archive - The Presidential Election of 1972
The Presidential Election of 1972
The Presidential election of 1972 had two strong candidates, President
Richard Nixon and George McGovern. There were many issues which had a great
deal of importance to the election. The Vietnam war and the stability of the
economy at the time were two main factors. The election ended in one the
largest political scandals in U.S. history, being the Watergate break-in, and
cover-up, by President Richard Nixon.
The Democratic party had a large selection of candidates from which to
choose for the primary elections of 1972. There were many well known candidates
who ente....
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