Question

In 1968, who was the antiwar candidate for President? George Wallace Robert Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Eugene McCarthy

Answer 1

In 1968, Eugene McCarthy was the antiwar candidate for the president.

Explanation:

Eugene McCarthy was an American politician as well as poet. From 1949 to 1959 he was the part of US House of Representatives and later from 1959 to 1971 in the US Senate. He worked as a code-breaker for the US Department of War during second world war.

He participated five times in presidency but never won. McCarthy was not the perfect candidate and he did not get nominated but he came ahead when antiwar force wanted him the most.

Answer 2

The right answer is Eugene McCarthy.

Step-by-step explanation:

Eugene McCarthy campaigned for a Democratic Party presidential nomination. He supported the idea of a quick end of the Vietnam War for the United States, and he wanted to achieve that by withdrawing the troops from the Southeast Asian nation. He challenged incumbent Democratic president Lyndon B. Johnson. In the end, he failed to win the Democratic presidential nomination. The 1968 election was won by Republican Richard Nixon who ultimately reached a peace agreement with the North Vietnamese and withdrew American forces from Vietnam.