Word: lugar
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...lead the party that has now put him in charge. Picking a relative moderate like George Bush with close ties to the Eastern Establishment would give a clear signal that he wants to broaden the G.O.P. base as much as possible. A compromise selection like Indiana Senator Richard Lugar would indicate a certain caution. Choosing an old friend like Nevada Senator Paul Laxalt would show that he plans to run a far more narrowly based campaign?with all the risks that implies in November...
...Reagan campaign aims to pull these groups together by emphasizing the issues that unite them rather than those that might divide. Says Senator Lugar: "There is a high degree of consistency among working people on patriotic as well as moral issues. The same people who are disturbed about the impotence of national power are also highly worried about abortion. There is a common thread here." Republicans have found that working people are no less interested in tax reduction than any other group. In addition to the Kemp-Roth federal income tax cut of 30% over three years, Kemp has proposed...
Others under serious consideration as Reagan's running mate are Indiana Senator Richard Lugar, New York Congressman Jack Kemp, former U.S. Treasury Secretary William Simon and Donald Rumsfeld, president of G.D. Searle & Co., who was Ford's chief of staff and then Secretary of Defense. Reagan advisers have even discussed hawkish Democratic Senators Sam Nunn and Henry Jackson, but they are more likely to be considered for Defense Secretary. The consensus is that Reagan will choose a middle-of-the-road Republican...
...American public was wearing thin. A New York Times-CBS News poll reported that the public disapproved of the President's handling of the Iran crisis by 49 to 43; only a month earlier the President had had an approval rating of 63 to 28. Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana, a conservative Republican with close ties to Minority Leader Howard Baker, called for strong action against Iran, including the internment of its diplomats, seizure of Iranian government assets, suspension of trade, and perhaps a naval blockade. Declared Lugar: "We must act on the basis of reality and not wishful...