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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 “A Choice Not an Echo.” That manifesto by Phyllis Schlafly supported one candidate in this election (-5[1])year who was supposedly declared mentally unstable by over a thousand psychiatrists. (-5[1])Chaney, (-5[1])Goodman, and Schwerner were murdered while trying to register voters during this year’s “Freedom Summer.” (-5[1])For 10 points, (10[2])the Daisy (-5[1])Ad contributed (10[1])to Barry (10[1])Goldwater’s (10[1])defeat (10[1])by Lyndon B. Johnson in what election year? (10[1])■END■ (10[3]0[1])

ANSWER: 1964 [prompt on ‘64]
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Henry JamesonLSE BBristol B76-5
Seraphina CharlotteCambridge AImperial B88-5
Percy YuenCambridge DWarwick A89-5
Ved MuthusamyOxford ABristol A104-5
Joseph CollinsImperial BCambridge A10710
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Josh HowarthWarwick BSouthampton A109-5
Kai MadgwickManchesterEdinburgh11110
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Aisling SkeetDurham ACambridge B1240
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