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.
Even though Franklin D. Roosevelt's political career looked very promising, he did not win every election. In 1920, Roosevelt was chosen as the vice-presidential candidate on the Democratic ticket, with James M. Cox running for president. FDR and Cox lost the election. Having lost, Roosevelt decided to take a short break from politics and re-enter the business world. Just a few months later, Roosevelt became sick.