JOHNSON WILL NOT SEEK NEW TERM AS PRESIDENT
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Title
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JOHNSON WILL NOT SEEK NEW TERM AS PRESIDENT
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Date
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1968-04-01
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Creator
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The Michigan Daily
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Subject
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Ann Arbor (Mich.); Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1968; United States -- Politics and government -- 1963-1969; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Demonstrations -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor; McCarthy, Eugene J., 1916-2005; University of Michigan -- Students -- Political activity
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Description
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The front page of The Michigan Daily's extra issue for April 1, 1968, states in a large headline that President Lyndon Baines Johnson will not seek a second term as President of the United States. Next to a photo of President Johnson is a photo of Senator Eugene J. McCarthy from Minnesota, who ran for the Democratic nomination on an antiwar platform in 1968 and won popularity on many college campuses. The bottom left corner of the front page includes a photograph of University of Michigan students celebrating President Johnson's announcement on the Diag.
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Extent
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1 page
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Type
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Text
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Source
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"JOHNSON WILL NOT SEEK NEW TERM AS PRESIDENT," "Papers concerning Senator Eugene McCarthy’s Presidential Campaign," Box 1, Richard G. Wilson papers, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan
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Access Rights
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The collection is open to research.
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Rights
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Copyright is held by the Regents of the University of Michigan but the collection may contain third-party materials for which copyright is not held. Patrons are responsible for determining the appropriate use or reuse of materials.
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Rights Holder
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Bentley Historical Library
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Publisher
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The Michigan Daily
