Nixon had also reshaped the vice-presidency, using it as a platform to campaign for Republican state and local candidates across the country, and these candidates came to his defense.
ニクソンはまた、副大統領のあり方を改革しており、共和党が強い州や国中の地方候補者の選挙綱領としてそれを表に出し、これら候補者達がニクソンの防衛に回った。