Revisionist History from the Times

Today’s New York Times Corrections section has this interesting item:
“An obituary of former Senator Strom Thurmond in late editions on Friday misstated the width of Richard M. Nixon’s lead over Ronald Reagan for the 1968 Republican presidential nomination, a first-ballot victory that Mr. Thurmond was instrumental in assuring. Mr. Nixon had 692 votes to Mr. Reagan’s 182

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