1972 Republican presidential primaries were the selection process by which voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 1972 U.S. presidential election . Incumbent President Richard Nixon was again selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1972 Republican National Convention held from August 21 to August 23 , 1972 , in Miami , Florida . This is the earliest Republican Convention where one of the candidates is still alive as of 2019
1972 Republican National Convention
1972 Republican National Convention
1972 Republican Party presidential primaries