Republicans: On the Road

The same question had come up hundreds of times since the final count was finished on that bleak November day. And each time, Richard Nixon gave the same answer: "I'm not a candidate."

But last week Nixon was touring the Midwest on a G.O.P. fund-raising mission —and looking more and more like a once and future candidate for President of the U.S. In Detroit, he learned that the Salvation Army mistakenly expected him to attend a dinner honoring the 28th anniversary of its local residence for women. Nixon cut short a midafternoon press conference, dashed a dozen blocks across town...

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