Trump May Compare Himself to Nixon in 1968, but He Really Resembles Wallace


By BY PETER BAKER
U.S.
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The president has employed the same kind of inflammatory language as George Wallace did in the 1968 campaign. Richard Nixon ran that year seeking the middle between the Alabama governor and Hubert Humphrey.
New York Times
George Floyd Protests (2020), Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, Presidential Election of 1968, Presidents and Presidency (US), Presidential Election of 2020, United States Politics and Government, Civil Rights Movement (1954-68)
June 10, 2020 at 12:42AM

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