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.
With 10 counties, Charlotteâs MSA is the Carolinas' largest both in population and number of counties. Officially called the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, N.C-S.C. MSA, it ranks 23 nationally in population, between Pittsburgh, Pa., at 22 and Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Ore.-Wash., at 24. Charlotteâs MSA expansion reflects the growing pull of Mecklenburg County (home of Charlotte) as an employment hub.