Word: mates
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Reagan's victory was tarnished by a stunning stumble: his unseemly, eleventh-hour attempt to make a deal with Ford. Convinced that if the former President were his running mate, the ticket would be invincible, Reagan through intermediaries appealed to Ford's loyalty to the party and to the country. The Californian even offered to share his presidential powers with the ex-President. But all to no avail. Ford in the end declined to join the ticket, and the curious episode served only to raise questions about the nominee's judgment?and how far he was willing...
...watched the proceedings on TV from his 69th-floor suite in the Detroit Plaza Hotel. He gave his wife a victory kiss and then drove the short distance to the Joe Louis Arena to acknowledge the cheers of his supporters and to clear up the confusion over his running mate...
...first major decision as nominee, Reagan wounded himself twice: first, by demonstrating that he is so anxious to win in November that he was willing to consider delegation of important aspects of his authority as President; second, by having to settle for his No. 2 choice as running mate. Even more embarrassing for him was the fact that the negotiations about Ford quickly leaked, turning that part of the prepackaged convention into an unseemly spectacle...
Carter continued, "That's why I think it's time for you to return to public service as my vice presidential running mate...
...This is Jimmy Carter. We met a few times back in 1976. I'm calling tonight to ask you to be my running mate, Mr. Former President...