As Vice President, Nixon took on major duties in the Eisenhower Administration. Nominated for President by acclamation in 1960, he lost by a narrow margin to John F. Kennedy. In 1968, he again won his party's nomination, and went on to defeat Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and third-party candidate George C. Wallace.
The 100 Largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) The 100 Largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) 1. Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA 51. Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 2. New York, NY 52.
Of Mississippi's 82 counties, Yazoo County is the largest and Alcorn County is the smallest. The Mississippi River is the largest in the United States and is the nation's chief waterway. Its nickname is Old Man River. At Vicksburg, the United States Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station is the world's largest hydraulic research laboratory.