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The Election Of 1972: Richard Nixon vs. George McGovern

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  Intro: Hello to another edition of the presidential election series as I'll talking about the election of 1972, Richard Nixon is looking for re-election but his got a few problems along the way just as election seasons begins to heat up, so with all that said let's get into it. The Nixon  Administration Following the chaotic mess that was the 1968 election, Richard Nixon who was now the 37th president of the United States began his plans to reform the country how he seemed fit while also dealing with foreign conflicts regarding the Soviet Union, China and Vietnam. In regards to international matters, Nixon approved of CIA interventions in Latin America which led to the overthrowing of a democratic elected dictator in Chile, but he also was able to ease tensions with the soviets through negotiations and sent his new National Security Advisor, Henry Kissinger to begin what would be Nixon's visit to Communist China which would open the door to a better relationship between t...
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The Election of 1964: Lyndon B. Johnson vs. Barry Goldwater

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Intro: Hello and welcome back to another edition of the presidential election series as will be discussing the election of 1964, the president is looking for re-election but at the same token the decisions he and his opponent will make in this race will drastically change the landscape of American politics going forward...let's get into it.    The Life and Death of President JFK After winning the 1960 election in a close one, President John F. Kennedy was looking to lead America into a prosperous future, however Kennedy had to deal with foreign conflicts  like the threat of Communism as seen in the failed Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis with latter being the closest America and the Soviet Union ever got to full on nuclear war. Meanwhile back at home, the issue of racism still persisted in the U.S. as the Civil Rights Movement continued to grow in popularity with many African Americans and even White Americans coming together in the fight to have basic ci...
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Vice Presidents Who Accidentally Became President Ranked From Worst To Best

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  Intro: In the annuals of American history there have been countless presidents who've ascended to the highest office after winning elections but then there are there's guys;  the guys who became president of the United States by accident due to their predecessors either dying or resigning from office and as such these guys were then unintentionally called upon to lead the country in good times and bad. But out these all "accidental presidents" which were the ones who failed to live up to expectations and who were the ones that did more than most expected with their time in office?  Well, today I going to be looking at that as I ranked all of the vice presidents who accidentally became president from worst to best. #9. Andrew Johnson (VP: March-April 1865, President: 1865-69) Unsurprisingly, the presidential lookalike of former Men In Black actor Tommy Lee Jones makes it to the bottom as our 17th president was in charge of the country following the assassination of A...
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