Richard Nixon 1972 presidential campaign

The 1972 presidential campaign of Richard Nixon was a successful re-election campaign for President Richard Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew. President Nixon authorized the formation of his 1972 reelection campaign committee, Nixon-Agnew '72, on January 7, 1972. On August 23, 1972, he secured the nomination of the Republican Party at its convention in Miami Beach, Florida. The convention nominated Vice President Agnew as his running mate.

In the November 7, 1972 general election, President Nixon carried 49 of 50 states, winning the election with 520 electoral votes. Nixon's opponent, Democratic Party nominee, George McGovern, carried only Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia, receiving 17 electoral votes. President Nixon won 60.7 percent of the popular vote and McGovern received 37.5 percent. Nixon's reelection as President was confirmed by the Electoral College on December 18, 1972, and certified by the Joint session of Congress of January 6, 1973.

Both Agnew and Nixon resigned within two years of their second term. In December 1973, Gerald Ford replaced Agnew as vice president and in the following year, replaced Nixon as president. This made Nixon the first and, as of 2024, only person to be inaugurated four times as both president and vice president.

Republican National Convention
In August, Nixon accepted his party's nomination at the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach, Florida.

Endorsements
Nixon had received endorsements from:
 * Cabinet Members
 * United States Deputy Secretary of Defense David Packard (1969–1971)
 * United States Secretary of State William P. Rogers (1969–1973)
 * Senators
 * Bob Dole (R-KS)
 * Jacob Javits (R-NY)
 * Charles H. Percy (R-IL)
 * Former Representatives
 * William M. Tuck, (D-VA)
 * Governors
 * William T. Cahill (R-NJ)
 * Thomas Meskill (R-CT)
 * Richard B. Ogilvie (R-IL)
 * Ronald Reagan (R-CA)
 * Nelson Rockefeller (R-NY)
 * Former Governors
 * C. Farris Bryant, (D-FL)
 * John Connally, (D-TX)
 * Mills Godwin, (D-VA)
 * Marvin Griffin, (D-GA)
 * Allan Shivers, (D-TX)
 * John Bell Williams, (D-MS)
 * Celebrities
 * Jack Benny, comedian
 * Joan Blondell, actress
 * James Brown, singer
 * Jim Brown, football player
 * Ray Bolger, actor
 * Nick Buoniconti, football player
 * George Burns, comedian
 * Glen Campbell, musician
 * Wilt Chamberlain, basketball player
 * Christopher Connelly, actor
 * Sammy Davis Jr., singer and actor
 * Zsa Zsa Gabor, actress
 * Johnny Grant, radio personality
 * Merv Griffin, television personality
 * George Hamilton, actor
 * Charlton Heston, actor
 * Bob Hope, comedian
 * Art Linkletter, radio personality
 * Dick Martin, comedian
 * Mary Tyler Moore, actress
 * Merlin Olsen, football player
 * Debbie Reynolds, actress
 * Dan Rowan, actor
 * Gale Sayers, football player
 * Frank Sinatra, singer
 * Red Skelton, entertainer
 * James Stewart, actor
 * Howard Twilley, football player
 * John Wayne, actor