elections 1972 United States gubernatorial elections George McGovern 1972 presidential campaign Second inauguration of Richard Nixon Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, a collection of articles by Hunter S. Thompson on the subject of the election, focusing on the McGovern campaign. Explanatory notes Citations Bibliography and further reading Alexander, Herbert E. Financing the 1972 Election (1976) online Hofstetter, C. Richard. Bias in the news: Network television coverage of the 1972 election campaign (Ohio State University Press, 1976) online Johnstone, Andrew, and Andrew Priest, eds. US Presidential Elections and Foreign Policy: Candidates, Campaigns, and Global Politics from FDR to Bill Clinton (2017) pp 203–228. online Miller, Arthur H., et al. "A majority party in disarray: Policy polarization in the 1972 election." American Political Science Review 70.3 (1976): 753-778; widely cited; online Perry, James M. Us & them: how the press covered the 1972 election (1973) online Simons, Herbert W., James W. Chesebro, and C. Jack Orr. "A movement perspective on the 1972 presidential election." Quarterly Journal of Speech 59.2 (1973): 168-179. online Trent, Judith S., and Jimmie D. Trent. "The rhetoric of the challenger: George Stanley McGovern." Communication Studies 25.1 (1974): 11-18. Primary sources Chester, Edward W. (1977). A guide to political platforms. Porter, Kirk H. and Donald Bruce Johnson, eds. National party platforms, 1840–1972 (1973) External links The Election Wall's 1972 Election Video Page 1972 popular vote by counties 1972 popular vote by states 1972 popular vote by states (with bar graphs) Campaign commercials from the 1972 election C-SPAN segment on 1972 campaign commercials C-SPAN segment on the "Eagleton Affair" Election of 1972 in Counting the Votes Presidency of Richard Nixon Richard Nixon Articles containing video clips