Senate, seeking to challenge Democratic incumbent Howard Metzenbaum. When Nixon became mired in the Watergate scandal, Ashbrook became the first House Republican to call for the President's resignation. Ashbrook said in criticism of the Nixon administration,"I still believe it in the best American tradition to speak out even when it is in criticism of your party's actions." His campaign, although of minimal immediate impact, is remembered fondly by conservatives who admire Ashbrook for having stood for their principles. He withdrew from the race after the California primary and "with great reluctance" supported Nixon. It was meant to symbolize the frustration of some conservatives with Nixon, whom they saw as having abandoned conservative principles and "turned left" on issues such as budget deficits, affirmative action, the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, wage and price controls, and most of all, improving relations with the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China with his policy of détente.Īshbrook competed in the New Hampshire (9.8% of the vote), Florida (9%), and California (10%) primaries. His slogan "No Left Turns" was illustrated by a mock traffic symbol of a left-turn arrow with a superimposed No symbol. On Decemhe announced that he would oppose Nixon in the Republican primaries as an alternative conservative candidate and received support from conservative figures like William F. 1972 presidential election Presidential campaign logoĭespite having supported Richard Nixon during the 1968 presidential election Ashbrook turned against him during his presidency. In 1966, journalist Drew Pearson reported that Ashbrook was one of a group of Congressman who had received the "Statesman of the Republic" award from Liberty Lobby for his "right-wing activities". Clifton White, associates from the Young Republicans in the 1950s, Ashbrook was involved in the start-up of the Draft Goldwater Committee in 1961. In 1960, the seat that his father had once held in the House of Representatives was vacated and Ashbrook ran for and won it. He was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1956, and served two terms. On July 3, 1948, he married Joan Needles and later had three children with her before they divorced in 1971. In 1953, Ashbrook became the publisher of his father's newspaper, the Johnstown Independent. Ashbrook graduated from Harvard University in 1952 and later from Ohio State University's law school in 1955. Ashbrook, a newspaper editor, businessman, and U.S. John Milan Ashbrook was born on September 21, 1928, in Johnstown, Ohio to William A. At the time of his death, he was running for U.S. He ran against President Richard Nixon in the 1972 Republican Party presidential primaries, attempting to appeal to voters who believed Nixon was insufficiently conservative, but he failed to win any statewide contests. Ashbrook was associated with the New Right. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from 1961 until his death. John Milan Ashbrook (Septem– April 24, 1982) was an American politician and newspaper publisher.
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