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Wilt/Nixon

Jul 2024

I’m thrilled to make a return to Politico Magazine with this look back at the 1968 GOP Convention, and how Richard Nixon recruited an unlikely celebrity to woo Black voters.

Wilt Chamberlain was pilloried for his embrace of Nixon. But more than fifty years later, voters may be on the cusp of vindicating him.

Also, check out the never-before-seen ad I managed to dig up from the 1968 campaign about Black Capitalism. The parallels to today are eerie…

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/07/17/richard-nixon-wilt-chamberlain-gop-black-voters-00161291