Witwer, Samuel W. (Samuel Weiler), 1908-1998
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1908-07-01 - 1998-09-13
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Republican National Convention Records
Collection
Identifier: spe-rnc
Abstract
The 1960 Republican National Convention, held in Chicago, determined that Richard M. Nixon would be the party’s presidential candidate. As the incumbent vice president, Nixon was always a leading contender, but he worked with New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller to adopt platform planks that would appeal to the left wing of the Republican Party. Opposing Nixon was Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater who represented the right wing of the Republican Party. Some of this internal party division can...
Dates:
1958 - 1960; Majority of material found within 1960