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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...serious about that. In 1803 there was a vote in the House on abolishing the vice presidency. It failed, 85 to 27. Handling succession would be easy. We did it with Ford when we had to ((when Spiro Agnew was forced to resign in 1973)). It was simple. But instead of that method, I'd just reconvene the Electoral College. Under the Constitution, theoretically, they pick the President anyway, and the Vice President. It would give some meaning to the Electoral College...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Interview with Eugene McCARTHY: Clean Gene Is At It Again | 11/14/1988 | See Source »

...building cookie-cutter cars: a Chevrolet Citation was a ringer for a Pontiac Phoenix, for example. At the same time, shoddy workmanship, especially in the notorious X-car line, sent hordes of GM devotees to Toyota and Honda salesrooms for better-made products. Many customers were also lost to Ford and Chrysler, which were reviving their reputations for quality...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Robert Stempel: Man in The Hot Seat | 11/14/1988 | See Source »

...director. The most important unanswered question in this campaign: Who would shape Bush's values and priorities if he became President? The near indefensible choice of Dan Quayle aside, the contours of Bush's projected Administration suggest that he would govern as a mainstream Republican -- sort of Gerald Ford plus pork rinds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Differences That Really Matter | 11/7/1988 | See Source »

...million drop reflects the fact that Harvard decided during the previous fiscal year to sell its holdings in six companies--Mobil, Texaco, Chevron, Royal Dutch Petroleum, Ford Motors and Phelps Dodge. The CCSR announced that decision last year...

Author: By Emily M. Bernstein, | Title: University Reports No Divestment | 10/28/1988 | See Source »

...Jerry Ford was almost an afterthought in the Watergate trauma that expelled Richard Nixon. During the hours preceding his presidency, Ford was counseled in the shadows by White House staff, Cabinet officers and Nixon himself. Ford simply moved across West Executive Avenue to the Oval Office and worried about the tone of his first message to the country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: Dumb Question, Worse Answer | 10/17/1988 | See Source »

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