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1968 Presidential Election Essay

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AP GOVERNMENT UNIT II 1968 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Listen to the radio documentary on the 1968 Presidential Election and answer the following questions. http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/campaign68/ This link is also on my web page under “My Homework: 1968 Campaign.” Type these questions on a separate paper and turn them in on Wednesday, October 12th through TURNITIN.com.

1. What were the major issues of the 1968 Presidential Election and how did those issues affect the four major contenders for the Democratic nomination?

The Vietnam war was a major issue happening around the time of the 1968 Presidential Election. This affected the four major contenders because they all had different ideas about the war. This led to nomination of Hubert Humphery, …show more content…

Explain President Johnson’s remark, “If I lost Cronkite, I’ve lost Middle America.” What does this say about the media in 1968?

Presidents Johnson is saying how he loses Walter Cronkite, he lost his votes for Central America. This shows that the media is biased because which is why Johnson dropped out of the race a month later.

3. What is Richard Nixon’s “Southern Strategy?” How will this set the stage for Ronald Reagan’s success in the South in 1980?

The ‘Southern Strategy” is a strategy Richard Nixon used for his election which was standing out to the white, southern people as the African American Civil Rights Movement and the dismantling of the Jim Crow laws arose in the 1950s and 1960s. This will set the stage for Ronald Reagan because he’ll stand out to the white southerners and as he said “I believe in states’ rights” which will increase his chance of winning.

4. How is George Wallace’s emphasis on local control of schools connect with federalism and race?

George Wallace’s campaign was supporting “law and order”. Wallace was the only one out of the four candidates who opposed racial segregation. When his daughter was getting abused, he was getting called a racist by

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