Republican Party
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The Republican Party is a major political party in the United States. Alongside the Democratic Party it is part of the Republican-Democratic Coalition, representing the American political establishment.
Members
- Thomas E. Dewey - Former President of the United States
- Robert A. Taft - Former 1948 presidential candidate
- Edward Martin - Former 1952 presidential candidate
- Everett M. Dirksen - Former 1956 presidential candidate
- Richard Nixon - Current President of the United States
- William P. Rogers - Secretary of State
- Melvin Laird - Secretary of Defense
- Wallace F. Bennett - Potential 1964 presidential candidate
- Gerald Ford - Potential 1964 vice presidential candidate
- Absalom Robertson - Potential 1964 Secretary of the Treasury candidate
- Clark Clifford - Potential 1964 Secretary of Defense candidate
- Barry Goldwater - Potential 1968 presidential candidate
- Walter Judd - Potential 1968 vice presidential candidate
- Carl Curtis - Potential 1968 Secretary of State candidate
- Donald Regan - Potential 1968 Secretary of the Treasury candidate
- George Romney - Potential 1972 presidential candidate
- Donald Rumsfeld - Potential 1972 vice presidential candidate
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. - Potential 1972 Secretary of State candidate
- George Shultz - Potential 1972 Secretary of the Treasury candidate
- John McCain Jr. - Potential 1972 Secretary of Defense candidate
- Nelson Rockefeller - Leader of the Responsible Republicans
- Bob Dole - Chair of the Republican National Committee
Beliefs
The Republican Party is known to support right-leaning ideologies of conservatism, social conservatism, and economic libertarianism, among other -isms. Thus, Republicans broadly advocate for traditional values, a low degree of government interference, and large support of the private sector.