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Title	Republican National Convention, 1968
Subject	Political activity Political campaigns Political conventions Political organizations Political participation Politicians
Description	The 1968 Republican National Convention was held in Miami Beach, Florida. Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew were the nominees.
Date	1968-08
Location	Florida
Collection	Ronald Wade, East Texas History Collection
Collection Identifer	A235, Box 9, Folder 5
Collection Link	http://library.sfasu.edu/findingaids/?p=collections/controlcard&id=262
Biographical Note	Ronald Ellis Wade was born in Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas, the son of Ellis Whitfield Wade and Rosedyne Langford Wade. Ron Wade has been active in politics since age 10--during the 1960 Nixon/Kennedy race. Wade was appointed by President Richard Nixon to his advisory council on ending the draft and Wade met with Nixon in the Oval Office as a college student and continued a friendship which would last a lifetime. Wade has been friends as well with Presidents Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, and is a close friend of President George W. Bush. Wade was appointed by President George H. W. Bush to his Presidential Inaugural Committee, was a Bush floor leader at the 1988 GOP Conventions and regional director for Bush's races in 1980, 1988 and 1992. Wade was a delegate to the 1988 Republican National Convention and all state conventions since 1972. His interest in the Presidency led to his 2005 building of an exact replica of the White House Oval Office in his home in Longview, Texas.
Scope and Content Note	Photographic slides Ron Wade took dealing with his interest in politics.
Type	Photograph
Format	JPEG
Repository	East Texas Research Center
Repository Link	http://library.sfasu.edu/etrc/
Creator	Ron Wade writes, "The nomination for the Republican nomination for President in 1968 was very active and the major candidates were front-runner Richard Nixon, eastern establishment-candidate Nelson Rockefeller and recently-announced candidate, Conservative Governor. Ronald Reagan of California. I was solidly supporting Reagan and was excited to have him visit our Texas Headquarters Hotel, The Barcelona, for a delegation caucus."

Title	Republican National Convention, 1968
Description	Ronald Reagan arrival at convention. He is accompanied by Texas Congressman Bob Price and Lyn Nofziger.
Collection	Ronald Wade, East Texas History Collection
Collection Identifer	A235, Box 9, Folder 5
Rights	This item may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is available for non-commercial research and education. For permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the East Texas Research Center at asketrc@sfasu.edu.

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