Word: snowstorms
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...California, the Midwest and Alaska-not with too much hope of winning Alaska's three electoral votes, but to keep his acceptance-speech promise to campaign in all 50 states. In Wyoming, to keep this promise, the pilot of his chartered Boeing 707 had to land in a snowstorm. Nixon, buoyed by Ike's support, told-his audiences that he felt a "tide"' running in his direction, promised "one of the greatest victories in terms of electoral votes in the history of America.'' Increasing the cutting edge of his adjectives, he punched hard at Kennedy...