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| | U.S. Presidential Election, 1968 Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography |
 | | The U.S. presidential election of 1968 was a wrenching national experience, and included the assassination of liberal Democratic candidate Robert F. Kennedy, the violence at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, as well as widespread demonstrations against the Vietnam War across American university and college campuses. |
 | | Most Democratic candidates were hesitant to officially enter the Presidential race in 1968, given that Democrat Lyndon Johnson was the incumbent president, and had won the 1964 election in a landslide. |
 | | Ultimately, the election held on November 5, 1968, was considerably closer than anyone had expected, particularly in the popular vote, but Nixon won the electoral vote by a comfortable margin. |
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