Instructions. Lift your legs to strengthen and tone your lower abs. Start leg lifts by lying flat on your back with your legs fully extended and slightly elevated above the exercise surface. Begin by holding your heels 3 to 6 inches above the surface with your legs as straight as possible.ift your legs to strengthen and tone your lower abs. Start leg lifts by lying flat on your back with your legs fully extended and slightly elevated above the exercise surface. Begin by holding your heels 3 to 6 inches above the surface with your legs as straight as possible.
United States presidential election of 1972. United States presidential election of 1972, American presidential election, 1972EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica, Inc.American presidential election held on Nov. 7, 1972, in which Republican Pres. Richard M. Nixon was elected to a second term, defeating Democrat George McGovern in one of the largest landslides in U.S. history.
Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Republican Party presidential nominee in the 1952 election, chose Nixon to be his vice presidential running mate. Nixon served as vice president for eight years. Running on his own as the 1960 Republican Candidate for president, Nixon lost the extremely narrow election to John F. Kennedy.