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J. William Middendorf recounted his experience working for a reluctant candidate in this election year in his book “A Glorious Disaster.” At the Republican National Convention in this year, Hiram Fong became the first Asian American to receive votes for the presidency. In this year, The New York Times was criticized as a “propaganda organ of secret kingmakers” in the book (10[1])“A Choice Not an Echo.” That manifesto by Phyllis Schlafly (10[1])supported one candidate in this election year who was supposedly declared mentally unstable (10[1])by (-5[1])over a thousand (10[1])psychiatrists. Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner were murdered while trying to register voters (-5[1])during this year’s “Freedom Summer.” (10[1])For 10 points, the Daisy Ad contributed to Barry Goldwater’s defeat by Lyndon B. Johnson in what election year? (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: 1964 [prompt on ‘64]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
David BassJohns Hopkins APenn State B6010
Charles YoungColumbia ARutgers A7010
Olin BoseColumbia BHopkins B8310
Srikar VenkatesanPenn BHaverford A84-5
Anirudh BharadwajPenn ALehigh A8710
Teigue KellyPenn State ARutgers C99-5
Austin GuoPrinceton ABard A10410
Emma Victoria ByronRutgers CPenn State A12310
Arjun BothraHaverford APenn B12410

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