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American Radio Works: Campaign '68 WebsiteAmerican Radio Works: Campaign '68 Website
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American Public Media
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9th - 10th
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Social Studies & History
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1010L
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American Radio Works: Campaign '68

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Take a look back at the historic presidential election of 1968 when the election of Richard Nixon ended the dominance of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party took over. Read about the key players in the campaign, see what the issues were, and view a timeline of events.

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1968 presidential campaign, american radioworks: campaign '68, eugene mccarthy, george wallace, hubert humphrey, presidential election of 1968, robert kennedy, 1968 presidential election

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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