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Richard M. Nixon
Born: 1913
Filed from: California
NH Primaries
1960
1964
1968
1972
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Votes
(R) 65,204
(R) Write-in 15,587
(R) 80,666
(R) 79,239
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Platform: Support for Eisenhower administration policies
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In 1956 Eisenhower questioned retaining Nixon for re-election as Vice President. Nixon's NH friends engineered a draft write-in effort for him which resulted in 22,936 votes, thus assuring his position on the national ticket.
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