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7492
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English
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Achilles' Heel : The Vietnam War and George Romney's Bid for the Presidency, 1967 to 1968
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Michigan Historical Review
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Spring 2000
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26
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1-29
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For a period of time, George W. Romney was the frontrunner in the 1968 Republican presidential campaign. Some historians have targeted his 'overt spirituality' and Mormon associations as being the key cause of his presidential downfall. In contrast, this author traces his failure to garner the Republican presidential nomination to 'his failure to appear decisive on the issue of the Vietnam War in the years 1967 to 1968 and specifically to his brainwashing comment.'