Duane Aubin :verified: · @duaneaubin
351 followers · 344 posts · Server mstdn.party14/23 #RichardMNixon, the Republican California senator (though born in NY) who had been vice-president under #DwightDEisenhower, ran for president back in 1960, losing to #JFK.
He lost the 1964 nomination to #BarryGoldwater (noted as a significant conservative shift for the Republican party).
Nixon ran again in 1968 and (finally) won — but just barely; to strengthen his administration, he needed an angle, coming up with his #SouthernStrategy.
Nixon strategically powered the #PartySwitch
#richardmnixon #dwightdeisenhower #JFK #barrygoldwater #southernstrategy #partyswitch
Duane Aubin :verified: · @duaneaubin
347 followers · 326 posts · Server mstdn.party14/23 #RichardMNixon, the Republican California senator (though born in NY) who had been vice-president under #DwightDEisenhower, ran for president back in 1960, losing to #JFK.
He lost the 1964 nomination to #BarryGoldwater (noted as a significant conservative shift for the Republican party).
Nixon ran again in 1968 and (finally) won — but just barely; to strengthen his administration, he needed an angle, coming up with his #SouthernStrategy.
Nixon strategically powered the #PartySwitch
#richardmnixon #dwightdeisenhower #JFK #barrygoldwater #southernstrategy #partyswitch
M_U · @M_U
99 followers · 1377 posts · Server toot.community
December 1971 #RichardMNixon #JEdgarHoover #Miami #BebeRebozo
#richardmnixon #jedgarhoover #Miami #beberebozo