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The main issue in 1968 was the failure of the President Lyndon Baines Johnson (Democratic) administration to deal with the War in Vietnam. In the Spring of 1968, LBJ said he would not run again, because most American hated his Vietnam War policies and would not reelect him if he was the only person running for office.
In April 1968, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered by James Earl Ray, acting along, which made many people angry.
In June 1968, Senator Robert Kennedy (D) was murdered by Sirhan Bishop Sirhan, acting alone, which made even more people angry.
In the summer of 1968, there were massive riots in Chicago, Illinois where Vice President Hubert Humphrey, (D), was nominated.
In November 1968, in a very close election, Richard Nixon, (Republican), won election, after promising to end the war in Vietnam. Which he did in January 1973. after he won reelection in a landslide in 1972.
In 1974, President Nixon was forced to resign after the Watergate scandal.
In 1975, President Gerald R. Ford (R) gave up on South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, and the war really came to an end as far the USA was concerned.
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∙ 14y agowhat were the major issues in the election of 1968?
it was the national bank your welcome lol <(^>^)>
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What did Hubert Humphrey lose?
the 1968 presidential election
Which of these men was not a presidential candidate in the 1968 election?
Lyndon Johnson
Which men was not a presidential candidate in the 1968 election?
Richard Nixon, Hubert Humphrey, and George Wallace were the presidential candidates in 1968. Republican candidate Richard Nixon won the election.
How many votes did Paul Bear Bryant get during the 1968 presidential election?
Paul "Bear" Bryant was not a candidate in the 1968 presidential election. He was a highly successful college football coach, not a politician.
What presidential candidate pleged to end the Vietnam was and won the election of 1968?
Nixon
Which independent candidate was an important factor in the 1968 presidential election?
George Wallace
Who was the presidential nominee for the Socialist workers party in 1968?
Assuming you are asking about the US, Fred Halstead was the Socialist Workers Party candidate in the 1968 Presidential election.
Who ran as an independent candidate and was an important factor in the 1968 presidential election?
George washington
Was Richard Nixon winner of the 1960 presidential election?
No. He lost the 1960 election to John F. Kennedy. Nixon later won the election in 1968.
Who was Richard Nixon and running mate during the 1968 election?
In the 1968 presidential, Spiro Agnew was Nixon's running mate.
What where the presidential election dates during the Vietnam War?
In the US, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972.
Did Richard Nixon beat JFK in a election?
No. John F. Kennedy won the 1960 presidential election defeating Richard Nixon. Richard Nixon won the 1968 presidential election defeating Hubert Humphrey. Incumbent President Richard Nixon won reelection in the 1972 presidential election defeating George McGovern.
