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Though President Spiro T. Agnew had not been convicted during his impeachment trial, and he maintained his innocence regarding COINTELPRO many people did not believe that he really knew nothing about the program, and Agnew was derided for his blanket pardon to anyone involved in the program, including former President Richard Nixon. This prompted many in the Republican Party to call for President Agnew not to run for reelection. But President Agnew declared his intention to run for reelection.

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  • 1972 Presidential Election (Revolution '68)
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  • Though President Spiro T. Agnew had not been convicted during his impeachment trial, and he maintained his innocence regarding COINTELPRO many people did not believe that he really knew nothing about the program, and Agnew was derided for his blanket pardon to anyone involved in the program, including former President Richard Nixon. This prompted many in the Republican Party to call for President Agnew not to run for reelection. But President Agnew declared his intention to run for reelection.
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  • Though President Spiro T. Agnew had not been convicted during his impeachment trial, and he maintained his innocence regarding COINTELPRO many people did not believe that he really knew nothing about the program, and Agnew was derided for his blanket pardon to anyone involved in the program, including former President Richard Nixon. This prompted many in the Republican Party to call for President Agnew not to run for reelection. But President Agnew declared his intention to run for reelection. Two candidates emerged to challenge President Agnew, John Ashbrook and Pete McCloskey. John Ashbrook appealed to conservatives who were upset that President Nixon had ended the Vietnam War, with wage and price controls, the environmental protection agency, and other positions seen as too liberal. Pete McCloskey was a more moderate Republican who campaigned on the platform of ending corruption in Washington and preserving civil liberties. Pete McCloskey also promised to end any federal assistance to the Mexican Restoration Front. John Ashbrook's message seemed too conservative to win, while Pete McCloskey seemed so liberal that many Republicans said if they voted for him then they might as well just vote Democrat. In the end President Agnew won the nomination, but just barely.
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