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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 1972_United_States1972 United States presidential election - Wikipedia

    2 days ago · The 1972 United States presidential election was the 47th quadrennial presidential election held on Tuesday, November 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican president Richard Nixon defeated Democratic U.S. senator George McGovern in a landslide victory. With 60.7% of the popular vote, Richard Nixon won the largest share of the popular vote for the ...

  2. www.usatoday.com › picture-gallery › newsPresidential debates over the years: See Republican, Democrat ...

    11 hours ago · American Vice-President Richard Nixon (L) and Senator John Kennedy participate in the first nationally televised debate between presidential candidates in a Chicago television studio on September ...

  3. www.britannica.com › topic › Democratic-NationalDemocratic National Convention | Definition, History, Modern ...

    4 days ago · Democratic National Convention (DNC), quadrennial meeting of the U.S. Democratic Party, at which delegates select the party’s presidential and vice presidential nominees. The Democratic Party held its first national convention in May 1832 in Baltimore, Maryland.

  4. www.britannica.com › biography › John-F-KennedyJohn F. Kennedy - 35th President, Cold War, Assassination

    4 days ago · The charismatic young New Englander’s near victory and his televised speech of concession (Estes Kefauver won the vice presidential nomination) brought him into some 40 million American homes. Overnight he had become one of the best-known political figures in the country. Already his campaign for the 1960 nomination had begun.

  5. people.howstuffworks.com › debate1A Brief History of U.S. Presidential Debates - HowStuffWorks

    3 days ago · The effects of their senatorial debates (Douglas won the seat) wouldn't be seen immediately; Lincoln didn't debate at all during his successful campaign for president two years later in 1860 [source: Kuzemchak ].

  6. www.jfklibrary.org › learn › about-jfkAcceptance of Democratic Nomination for President | JFK Library

    2 days ago · On the late Friday afternoon of July 15, 1960, Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts appeared before a crowd of eighty thousand people in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to deliver his formal acceptance of the Democratic party’s nomination for President of the United States.

  7. www.britannica.com › place › United-StatesUnited States - Presidents, Elections, History | Britannica

    1 day ago · Country Facts. Capital, Population, Government... Vice presidents of the United States. The table provides a list of the vice presidents of the United States. Recent News. June 25, 2024, 8:30 AM ET (AP) More than 500 people have been charged with federal crimes under the gun safety law Biden signed. June 25, 2024, 8:06 AM ET (AP)