▁and ▁author ▁of ▁parent ing ▁books ) ▁as ▁their ▁candidate . ▁ ▁The ▁party ▁also ▁cont ested ▁the ▁U . S . ▁president ial ▁election , ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁president ial ▁candidate ▁this ▁time ▁was ▁Margaret ▁Wright . ▁Dr . ▁Spo ck ▁was ▁the ▁Party ' s ▁candidate ▁for ▁vice ▁president . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁election , ▁the ▁party ▁moved ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁loose ▁coal ition , ▁but ▁was ▁soon ▁def unct , ▁with ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁found ing ▁parties ▁also ▁dissol ved . ▁ ▁The ▁party ' s ▁papers ▁are ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Historical ▁Man us cript ▁Collection ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Missouri – St . ▁Louis , ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Missouri , ▁having ▁been ▁where ▁the ▁party ▁had ▁held ▁its ▁convent ions . ▁▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁election ▁The ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁ran ▁Dr . ▁Benjamin ▁Spo ck ▁for ▁president ▁and ▁Julius ▁Hob son ▁for ▁vice ▁president ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁U . S . ▁president ial ▁election . ▁ ▁The ▁party ▁platform ▁included ▁free ▁medical ▁care , ▁legal ized ▁abort ion , ▁legal ized ▁mar iju ana , ▁a ▁guaranteed ▁minimum ▁w age , ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁American ▁troops ▁from ▁all ▁foreign ▁countries , ▁a ▁guaranteed ▁maximum ▁w age , ▁and ▁prom oting ▁toler ation ▁of ▁hom osex ual ity . ▁Dr . ▁Spo ck ▁and ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁received ▁ 7 8 , 7 5 9 ▁votes ▁( 0 . 1 0 %). ▁