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Vice Presidency

United States of America · Government / Republican Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

8Records

1952–1968Date range

1Named people

0Places

Chronological records

1952

Richard Milhous Nixon11 July 1952

Government / Republican Party Government

Receives the Vice Presidential Nomination

Richard Milhous Nixon4 November 1952

Government / Republican Party Government

Appointed Vice President of the USA

1953

Richard Milhous Nixon20 January 1953

Government / Republican Party Government

Inaugurated Vice President of USA, only 40 the 2nd youngest in American history

Richard Milhous Nixon1953

Government / Republican Party Government

Winner of the Vice Presidency as running mate of Dwight Eisenhower. Appointed Vice President of the USA

1956

Richard Milhous Nixon26 April 1956

Government / Republican Party Government

Announces candidacy for 2nd term as Vice President

Richard Milhous Nixon22 August 1956

Government / Republican Party Government

Renominated for a 2nd term as Vice President

Richard Milhous Nixon6 November 1956

Government / Republican Party Government

Re-elected for a 2nd term as Vice President

1968

Richard Milhous Nixon5 November 1968

Government / Republican Party Government

Defeats Vice President Hubert Humphrey & Governor George Wallace

Names involved

Richard Milhous Nixon

Provenance

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