Beating McGovern

Beating McGovern

Richard Nixon takes congratulations from Henry Kissinger after his 1972 landslide

On November 7, 1972, Richard M. Nixon won reelection in the biggest Republican presidential landslide of the Cold War, getting 60.7 percent of the vote compared to Democrat George McGovern's 37.5 percent. He won the electoral votes of every state except Massachusetts.

Date:  Nov 08, 1972
Time:  01:16
Participants:  Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger