1964-1972

1896-1908 - 1916-1928 - 1932-1944 - 1952-1960

 

1964 Election

After serving only a year as president after the assassination of Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson (D) ran again for office with his running mate, Hubert Humphrey. Opposing them was Barry Goldwater (R) and his running mate, William E. Miller. Johnson and Humphrey won.

 

A presidential button of Lyndon B. Johnson (left) and Hubert Humphrey (right) from 1964.

 

A presidential button of Lyndon B. Johnson (left) and Hubert Humphrey (right) from 1964.

 

A presidential button of Lyndon B. Johnson (left) and Hubert Humphrey (right) from 1964.

 

1968 and 1972 Elections

The 1968 and 1972 elections saw the return of Richard Nixon (R) after a disastrous presidential run in 1960 against John F. Kennedy. Nixon and his running mate, Spiro Agnew easily won both elections. In 1968, Nixon ran against two other candidates, Hubert Humphrey (D) and running mate Edmund Muskie and George Wallace (I) and running mate, Curtis LeMay. In 1972, Nixon ran against George McGovern (D) and running mate, Sargent Shriver.

 

A campaign button for Richard M. Nixon from 1972.

 

A campaign button for Richard M. Nixon from 1972.

 

A Hubery H. Humphrey pin from 1968. Manufactured by Alfred Print-Labek Union in Chicago, IL.

 

 

A campaign button for Richard M. Nixon from 1972.

 

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