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EI Talks... the lessons of the 1968 presidential election with Luke A. Nichter

EI Talks... the lessons of the 1968 presidential election with Luke A. Nichter

Update: 2024-11-04

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EI’s Angus Reilly is joined by Luke A. Nichter, author of The Year that Broke Politics: Collusion and Chaos in the Presidential Election of 1968, to discuss Lyndon B. Johnson, Hubert Humphrey, Richard Nixon, and the battle for the future of America in a year that offers notable parallels to the election of 2024.

Engelsberg Ideas is funded by the Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit. EI Talks... is produced by Alastair Benn. The sound engineer is Gareth Jones.

Image: Television presenter Frank Reynolds covering the 1968 election. Credit: Everett Collection Inc / Alamy Stock Photo

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EI Talks... the lessons of the 1968 presidential election with Luke A. Nichter

EI Talks... the lessons of the 1968 presidential election with Luke A. Nichter

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