[PAR] [TLE] Presidency of Richard Nixon [SEP] The presidency of Richard Nixon began on January 20, 1969, when Nixon was inaugurated, and ended on August 9, 1974, when he resigned in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office, the first U.S. president ever to do so.  He was succeeded by Vice President Gerald Ford, who had become vice president nine months earlier, following Spiro Agnew's resignation from office.  A Republican, Nixon took office after the 1968 presidential election, in which he defeated Hubert Humphrey, the then–incumbent Vice President.  Four years later, in 1972, he won reelection in a landslide victory over George McGovern. [PAR] [TLE] George McGovern [SEP] George Stanley McGovern (July 19, 1922 – October 21, 2012) was an American historian, author, U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and the Democratic Party presidential nominee in the 1972 presidential election.
[PAR] [TLE] Presidency of Richard Nixon [ SEP ] The presidency of Richard Nixon began on January 20 , 1969 , when Nixon was inaugurated , and ended on August 9 , 1974 , when he resigned in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office , the first U.S. president ever to do so . He was succeeded by Vice President Gerald Ford , who had become vice president nine months earlier , following Spiro Agnew 's resignation from office . A Republican , Nixon took office after the 1968 presidential election , in which he defeated Hubert Humphrey , the then – incumbent Vice President . Four years later , in 1972 , he won reelection in a landslide victory over George McGovern . [PAR] [TLE] George McGovern [ SEP ] George Stanley McGovern ( July 19 , 1922 – October 21 , 2012 ) was an American historian , author , U.S. Representative , U.S. Senator , and the Democratic Party presidential nominee in the 1972 presidential election .
Who was the Democratic Party presidential nominee that lost to Richard Nixon in the 1972 presidential election?
Who was the Democratic Party presidential nominee that lost to Richard Nixon in the 1972 presidential election ?
George McGovern
George McGovern