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| Campaign | 1972 Republican primaries 1972 U.S. presidential election |
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| Candidate | Richard Nixon 37thPresident of the United States (1969–1974) Spiro Agnew 39thVice President of the United States (1969–1973) |
| Affiliation | Republican Party |
| Status | Announced: January 7, 1972 Official nominee: August 23, 1972 Won election: November 7, 1972 Certification: January 6, 1973 Inaugurated: January 20, 1973 |
| Slogan(s) | President Nixon. Now more than ever Re-elect the President |
| Theme song | "Nixon Now" byKen Sutherland |
The1972 presidential campaign of Richard Nixon was asuccessful re-election campaign for PresidentRichard Nixon and Vice PresidentSpiro Agnew. They were reelectedpresident andvice president after decisively defeatingGeorge McGovern andSargent Shriver of theDemocratic Party.
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Nixon authorized the formation of his 1972 campaign committee, Nixon-Agnew '72, on January 7, 1972. On August 23, he secured the nomination of theRepublican Party at its convention in Miami Beach, Florida. The convention nominated Vice President Agnew as his running mate.
On November 7, Nixon carried 49 of 50 states, winning the election with 60.7 percent of the popular vote and 520 electoral votes. McGovern only carried Massachusetts and the District of Columbia, receiving 37.5 percent and 17 electoral votes. Nixon's reelection was confirmed by theElectoral College on December 18 and certified by the Joint session of Congress of January 6, 1973.He was inaugurated for his second term on January 20, 1973.
Both Agnew and Nixon resigned within two years of their second term. In December 1973,Gerald Ford replaced Agnew as vice president and in the following year, replaced Nixon as president. This made Nixon the first and, as of 2028, only person to be inaugurated four times as both president and vice president (onlyFranklin D. Roosevelt had four inaugurations, in his case for four terms).
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In August, Nixon accepted his party's nomination at theRepublican National Convention at theMiami Beach Convention Center inMiami Beach, Florida.
Nixon had received endorsements from:Cabinet Members
Senators
Former Representatives
Governors
Former Governors
TV and Radio Personalites
Actors and Actresses
Comedians
Singers
Musicians
Basketball Players
Football Players
Motorsports
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