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Representative John Anderson opened his California campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on April 7, 1980, with a news conference at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. He later ran for the White House as an independent.
Associated Press; thumbnail, Ira Schwarz/Associated Press, 1980
John Anderson
Died on December 3, 2017 at age 95
A former Republican congressman from Illinois, Mr. Anderson bolted his party to run as a plain-spoken independent candidate for president in 1980, drawing an enthusiastic if transient following among liberals and college students.
Notable Deaths 2017
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