text: In this election year, George Romney withdrew from Republican primaries following comments that he was “brainwashed,” and supporters of Eugene McCarthy went “clean for Gene” during the New Hampshire primary.
full_question: In this election year, George Romney withdrew from Republican primaries following comments that he was “brainwashed,” and supporters of Eugene McCarthy went “clean for Gene” during the New Hampshire primary. That year saw vice presidential nominee Curtis LeMay earn controversy for supporting the potential use of tactical nuclear weapons, and Richard (*) Daley was criticized by Abe Richoff for the use of “gestapo tactics” at the Democratic National Convention. George Wallace ran on the third-party American Independent ticket in this year. For ten points, name this election year where Richard Nixon won his first term as president.
first_sentence: In this election year, George Romney withdrew from Republican primaries following comments that he was “brainwashed,” and supporters of Eugene McCarthy went “clean for Gene” during the New Hampshire primary.