9 6 6 . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁out set ▁Lo eb ▁back ed ▁retired ▁Air ▁Force ▁General ▁Harrison ▁Th y ng , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁strong ▁supp orter ▁of ▁continu ing ▁U . S . ▁off ens ives ▁in ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War . ▁On ▁the ▁e ve ▁of ▁the ▁fil ing ▁dead line , ▁Br id ges ▁became ▁a ▁surprise ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁nom ination . ▁ ▁Dist ancing ▁herself ▁from ▁Lo eb ' s ▁editor ial s ▁and ▁Th y ng ' s ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁war , ▁Br id ges ▁ur ged ▁a ▁peace ful ▁solution ▁to ▁the ▁conflict , ▁to ▁be ▁found ▁by ▁a ▁blue - rib bon ▁committee ▁of ▁Americans . ▁Yet ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁interview ▁she ▁would ▁add , ▁" I ▁don ' t ▁want ▁my ▁position ▁to ▁be ▁misunder stood . ▁ ▁I ▁am ▁for ▁winning ▁this ▁war ▁in ▁Vietnam ▁and ▁getting ▁out ." ▁ ▁She ▁finished ▁in ▁fifth ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁primary , ▁well ▁behind ▁Th y ng , ▁who ▁then ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁to ▁Mc Int y re . ▁ ▁Her ▁final ▁years ▁Mrs . ▁Br id ges ▁maintained ▁a ▁low ▁profile ▁in ▁the ▁politics ▁surrounding ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁president ial ▁primary , ▁won ▁by ▁Richard ▁M . ▁N ixon . ▁ ▁S uffer ing ▁from ▁cancer , ▁she ▁was ▁hospital ized ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁and ▁died ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁in ▁Con cord .