The collusion and chaos in the presidential election of 1968 Nichter, Luke A. creator ctu New Haven Yale University Press 2023 eng xii, 370 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. The 1968 presidential race was a contentious battle between vice president Hubert Humphrey, Republican Richard Nixon, and former Alabama governor George Wallace. The United States was reeling from the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy and was bitterly divided on the Vietnam War and domestic issues, including civil rights and rising crime. Drawing on previously unexamined archives and numerous interviews, Luke A. Nichter upends the conventional understanding of the campaign. Nichter chronicles how the evangelist Billy Graham met with Johnson after the president's attempt to reenter the race was stymied by his own party, and offered him a deal: Nixon, if elected, would continue Johnson's Vietnam War policy and also not oppose his Great Society, if Johnson would soften his support for Humphrey. Johnson agreed. Nichter also shows that Johnson was far more active in the campaign than has previously been described; that Humphrey's resurgence in October had nothing to do with his changing his position on the war; that Nixon's "Southern Strategy" has been misunderstood, since he hardly even campaigned there; and that Wallace's appeal went far beyond the South and anticipated today's Republican populism. Introduction -- Sprint optimism. Johnson ; Humphrey ; Nixon ; Wallace -- Summer heat. Paris ; Miami ; Chicago ; Pittsburgh -- Autumn disquiet. Messenger ; Stalemate ; Allies -- October surprises. Home stretch ; Bombing halt ; Dragon Lady ; Photo finish -- Epilogue. Luke A. Nichter. Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-359) and index. Jr Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio) 1911-1978 Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous) 1913-1994 Wallace, George C. (George Corley) 1919-1998 Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines) 1908-1973 Presidentes Estados Unidos Elecciones 1968 Campañas políticas Historia Estados Unidos Siglo XX Estados Unidos Política y gobierno 1963-1969 JK 526 N629y 2023 9780300254396 (hbk.) 0300254393 (hbk.) 250506 20250709155617.0 eng