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September 1, 1956 issue

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Trying to exploit the President's popularity not merely to retain power, but to force the electorate to take Richard Nixon as an odds--on heir to the Presidency as part of a gift-wrapped package, the Republicans have presented all good men and honest publications with a compelling reason for supporting the Democratic nominees apart from the merit of the candidates themselves. For those who respect the office, it is intolerable that a President of phenomenal personal popularity and prestige should feel no apparent compunction about forcing the nomination for the Vice-Presidency of a man who could not possibly win the Presidency on his merits, but who now stands a good chance of "picking it up"--cheaply without a contest.

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PRESIDENTIAL candidates; NIXON, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994; PRESIDENTS -- Nomination; PUBLIC opinion; ELECTION law; POLITICS, Practical
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