Richard Nixon - Vice presidency
Time: Tuesday Jan 20, 1953
Place: Washington D.C., U.S.
Details: General Dwight D. Eisenhower was nominated for president by the Republicans in 1952. He had no strong preference for a vice presidential candidate, and Republican officeholders and party officials met in a "smoke-filled room" and recommended Nixon to the general, who agreed to the senator's selection.
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