Richard Nixon 1968 presidential campaign lesson learned from 1960, the campaign employed 100,000 workers to oversee election day polling sites to prevent a recurrence of what many Republicans viewed as 1960's stolen election. Nixon went on a whistle-stop train tour of Ohio near the end of October. From the back of the "Nixon Victory Special" car, he bashed Vice President Humphrey as well as the Secretary of Agriculture and Attorney General of the Johnson cabinet, for farmers' debt and rising crime. At this time, the campaign released two controversial television advertisements, juxtaposing a smiling Humphrey with images of the Vietnam War and the chaos at
Richard Nixon (footballer) Richard Nixon (footballer) Richard James Nixon (29 October 1965 – 31 January 1992) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL). After playing his early football with Oakleigh in the VFA, Nixon came to Richmond where he would be used as a ruckman and utility. He spent four seasons with Richmond and after initially struggling to get games put together 13 appearances in both 1989 and 1990 under coach Kevin Bartlett. He was captain-coach of the Warrnambool Football Club in 1991. Nixon died on 31 January 1992, from injuries sustained in a road