Campaign Spot: Laughter (1968)

During the Democratic Convention of 1964, Robert Kennedy addressed a supportive and vocal crowd.

Richard Nixon accepted the Republican Party's nomination for president (for the second time) on August 8, 1968, in Miami, Florida. Nixon narrowly beat out fellow Republican and then-California Governor Ronald Reagan, delivering a speech that reflected his desire to "bring us together again" and reunite the country in divisive times.

Voting on the first Tuesday in November might seem arbitrary, but there's actually a logical reason for it.

On August 8, 1974, Richard M. Nixon addressed the American people to announce his resignation.