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Who was elected President of the United States in 1968 and promised to heal the nation's wounds?

A) Richard Nixon
B) Lyndon B. Johnson
C) Hubert Humphrey
D) George Wallace

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Final answer:

Richard Nixon was elected President of the United States in 1968 and promised to heal the nation's wounds.

Step-by-step explanation:

The President of the United States elected in 1968 who promised to heal the nation's wounds was A) Richard Nixon. Reeling from the unpopularity of the Vietnam War, President Lyndon B. Johnson announced that he would not seek reelection. In a closely fought contest, Nixon, running on a platform of "law and order" and a plan to end the war, narrowly defeated Hubert Humphrey in the fall's election.

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