Campaign Spot: Convention (1968) (0:55)
For his second run for the presidency, Nixon hired filmmaker Eugene Jones to produce ads that captured the turbulence and unrest in the nation at the time. Convention was one in a series -- mimicking the uneasy mood and tension in the US, suggesting that Nixon was the only man to bring the country together again.
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Campaign Spot: Convention (1968)
Campaign Spot: Convention (1968)Video Clip (0:55)
Video Clip (0:55)
For his second run for the presidency, Nixon hired filmmaker Eugene Jones to produce ads that captured the turbulence and unrest in the nation at the time. Convention was one in a series -- mimicking the uneasy mood and tension in the US, suggesting that Nixon was the only man to bring the country together again.
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Vietnam
VietnamVideo Clip (1:42)
Video Clip (1:42)
Whether they volunteered or were drafted, 1 out of 10 soldiers did not survive Vietnam.
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Campaign Spot: Laughter (1968)
Campaign Spot: Laughter (1968)Video Clip (0:20)
Video Clip (0:20)
Spiro who? In 1968, Nixon chose the governor of Maryland as his Vice President running mate.
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Violence Batters 1968 Democratic Convention
Violence Batters 1968 Democratic ConventionVideo Clip (4:00)
Video Clip (4:00)
The madness of the 1968 Demoratic National Convention, set to "My Generation" by The Who.
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Ask Steve: '68 Convention Anything but Scripted
Ask Steve: '68 Convention Anything but ScriptedVideo Clip (1:52)
Video Clip (1:52)
Explore the violence that unfolded at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago in this Ask Steve video. Steve Gillon explains how three different groups of people came together, and how attempts at peace were met with violence.
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Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
Primaries, Caucuses, and ConventionsVideo Clip (4:15)
Video Clip (4:15)
Host David Eisenbach explains the history of the long election process a candidate must go through to become President of the United States.
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The Road to War
The Road to WarVideo Clip (2:40)
Video Clip (2:40)
Over 25 years, the Vietnam conflict escalated from an attempt to stop the spread of communism into a full-scale war.
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Campaign Spot: Failure (1968)
Campaign Spot: Failure (1968)Video Clip (1:00)
Video Clip (1:00)
Similar to Convention, Nixon points out Americas major frustrations and links them to breakdowns in the Democratic leadership.
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History Rocks: Vietnam Soldier
History Rocks: Vietnam SoldierVideo Clip (4:42)
Video Clip (4:42)
History Rocks shows us some great images of troops/soldiers while in the Vietnam War. Learn all there is to know about this battle and find out just how hard it was for the average American soldier in this era.
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Nixon's Secret Plan to End the Vietnam War
Nixon's Secret Plan to End the Vietnam WarVideo Clip (3:36)
Video Clip (3:36)
In 1968, Richard Nixon ran on a platform for presidency that included a "secret plan" to end the war in Vietnam.
Photo Galleries (5)
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Vietnam War: Leaders
Vietnam War: Leaders(15 Photos)
15 Photos
View images of the Presidents, politicians, and military leaders who influenced American involvement in the Vietnam War.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson(19 Photos)
19 Photos
See pictures from the life and presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Vietnam War
Vietnam War(14 Photos)
14 Photos
The Vietnam War lasted longer than any other war in U.S. history and cost 58,000 American lives
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Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon(18 Photos)
18 Photos
See pictures from the life and presidency of Richard Nixon.
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Minnesota
Minnesota(8 Photos)
8 Photos
History.com's state gallery for Minnesota. Learn more about the state symbols and famous landmarks.
Speeches & Audio (4)
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Johnson Will Not Seek Reelection
Johnson Will Not Seek ReelectionAudio Clip (0:38)
Audio Clip (0:38)
Facing a country sharply divided over the Vietnam War, President Lyndon B. Johnson announces in a national television and radio broadcast on March 31, 1968, that he will not seek reelection to the presidency.
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Violence Rocks 1968 Democratic Convention
Violence Rocks 1968 Democratic ConventionAudio Clip (0:17)
Audio Clip (0:17)
In reaction to violence that broke out at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley defends his city's police, blaming instead the anti-Vietnam War demonstrators for the clash.
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Robert F. Kennedy Announces Run for Presidency
Robert F. Kennedy Announces Run for PresidencyAudio Clip (1:29)
Audio Clip (1:29)
On March 16, 1968, from the On March 16, 1968, from the Caucus Room of the Old Senate Office Building the same place his late brother declared his candidacy for president eight years earlier Sen. Robert F. Kennedy announces his intention to run for the Democratic presidential nomination.
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Nixon Wins Presidency
Nixon Wins PresidencyAudio Clip (0:39)
Audio Clip (0:39)
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