 The 1968 presidential campaign of Richard Nixon , the 36th Vice President of the United States , began when Nixon , the Republican nominee of 1960 , formally announced his candidacy following a year 's preparation and five years ' political reorganization following defeats in the 1960 presidential election , and the 1962 California gubernatorial election . 
 The 1968 presidential campaign of Richard Nixon , the 36th Vice President of the United States , began when Nixon , the Republican nominee of 1960 , formally announced his candidacy following a year <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>preparation and five years <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'</mark></a>political reorganization following defeats in the 1960 presidential election , and the 1962 California gubernatorial election . 
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