A continuous broadcast of the vote count for the electoral votes for each state, as they come in. It includes commentary on the figures and computer projections. The United States presidential election was held on Tuesday, November 5, 1968 (06 November in New Zealand). The Republican nominee, former Vice President Richard Nixon, won the election over the Democratic nominee, incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey. The election year had seen the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., subsequent race riots across the nation, the assassination of Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy and widespread opposition to the Vietnam War across university campuses. The sound quality varies throughout this short wave broadcast.

Primary Title
  • Voice of America Report on US Presidential Election
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 6 November 1968
Duration
  • 116:02
Episode
  • 2
Channel
  • Voice of America
Broadcaster
  • Voice of America
Programme Description
  • A continuous broadcast of the vote count for the electoral votes for each state, as they come in. It includes commentary on the figures and computer projections. The United States presidential election was held on Tuesday, November 5, 1968 (06 November in New Zealand). The Republican nominee, former Vice President Richard Nixon, won the election over the Democratic nominee, incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey. The election year had seen the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., subsequent race riots across the nation, the assassination of Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy and widespread opposition to the Vietnam War across university campuses. The sound quality varies throughout this short wave broadcast.
Classification
  • Unknown
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Radio
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • Politics
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