Word: mate
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Jimmy Carter chose Jerry Ford for his running mate...
Barring the wildly unforeseen, there will be none of that at the Garden. The chief suspense is now focused on Carter's choice for his running mate (see story page 12). Says Political Analyst Ben Wattenberg: "The war's over...
...deliberated over the choice of a running mate, Jimmy Carter enjoyed two rare luxuries. Certain of his own nomination, he had plenty of time to probe and ponder each prospective nominee. Comfortably ahead in the polls over both Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan, he could base his decision on who might best be capable of running the country if need be, rather than on who might help him carry a particular state. Said Carter: "I feel remarkable freedom about the choice...
MAINE'S MUSKIE, 62. A bruised veteran of presidential politics, Muskie sparkled as Hubert Humphrey's 1968 running mate, but stumbled in his own reach for the top in 1972. The former Governor has served 17 competent years in the Senate, and could well rise to the demands of any succession to the White House. His past losses, however, are a handicap...
Carter found time to visit Democratic delegates and contributors in New York and Texas, review convention plans, schedule fund raisers to pay off his $1.2 million campaign deficit, and consider procedures for selecting a running mate. One decision: to form a panel of "distinguished Americans" to give advice, if not consent, on a candidate for Vice President...