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1968 Republican National Convention

The 1968 Republican National Convention was held at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Dade County, Florida, USA, from August 5 to August 8, 1968, to select the party's nominee in the general election. It nominated former Vice President Richard M. Nixon for president and Maryland Governor Spiro T. Agnew for vice president. It was the fourth time Nixon had been nominated on the Republican ticket as either its vice presidential (1952 and 1956) or presidential candidate (1960). Symbolic of the South's changing political affiliation, this was the first Republican National Convention held in a prior Confederate State.

Convention

August 5–8, 1968

Miami Beach, Florida

Miami Beach Convention Center

Daniel J. Evans

Richard M. Nixon of New York

Spiro T. Agnew of Maryland

1,333

667 (majority)

Nixon (NY): 1,238 (92.87%)
Rockefeller (NY): 93 (6.98%)
Reagan: (CA): 2 (0.15%)

Agnew (MD): 1,119 (83.95%)
Romney (MI): 186 (13.95%)
Lindsay (NY): 10 (0.75%)
Others: 2 (0.15%)
Not Voting: 16 (1.20%)

Former Vice President
Richard Nixon
from New York

Former Vice President Richard Nixon from New York

Governor
Ronald Reagan
of California

Governor Ronald Reagan of California

Governor
Nelson Rockefeller
of New York

Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York

Governor
George Romney
of Michigan

Governor George Romney of Michigan

Governor
James A. Rhodes
of Ohio

Governor James A. Rhodes of Ohio

Senator
Clifford Case
of New Jersey

Senator Clifford Case of New Jersey

Senator
Frank Carlson
of Kansas

Senator Frank Carlson of Kansas

Senator
Hiram Fong
of Hawaii

Senator Hiram Fong of Hawaii

History of the United States Republican Party

List of Republican National Conventions

United States presidential nominating convention

1968 Democratic National Convention

1968 United States presidential election

Richard Nixon 1968 presidential campaign

1968 Miami riot

; Schlesinger, Arthur M.; Israel, Fred L. (2012). History of American Presidential Elections, 1789–2008. Vol. 3 (4 ed.). New York City: Facts on File. ISBN 978-0-8160-8220-9.

Troy, Gil

at The American Presidency Project

Republican Party platform of 1968

(transcript) at The American Presidency Project

Nixon nomination acceptance speech for President at RNC

Video of Nixon nomination acceptance speech for President at RNC from C-SPAN (via YouTube)

Audio of Nixon nomination acceptance speech for President at RNC

Video of Agnew nomination acceptance speech for Vice President at RNC (via YouTube)