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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...indeed it was one of the most fascinating conventions of this century. As the G.O.P. assembled in Kansas City, a sitting President, albeit appointed as a result of Watergate, was facing revolt from the faithful in his own party. The battle was ideologically murky, for Gerald Ford and Challenger Ronald Reagan are both basically conservatives. In the damp Midwestern summer heat, Ford pleaded for support with a steady stream of delegates. He finally won this brawl on the precipice by a painfully close 1,187 to 1,070 votes. But even after that outcome was clear, nobody was certain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CAMPAIGN: Coming Out Swinging | 8/30/1976 | See Source »

...Ronald Reagan and Richard Schweiker sat side by side in the Governor's Kansas City hotel suite watching the presidential roll call, they looked almost as uncomfortable as they had three weeks before when they announced their partnership. There with them was TIME National Political Correspondent Robert Ajemian. His report...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE ALSO-RANS: The End of the Ride | 8/30/1976 | See Source »

...freshly combed and suited up for a triumphal appearance they would never make, they still seemed an implausible pair. Ronald Reagan was surrounded by his gleaming staff of Californians, and so the anguish of the moment in which he finally lost the nomination was somewhat obscured. But Richard Schweiker was alone; without friends and sycophants, he showed his dismay...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE ALSO-RANS: The End of the Ride | 8/30/1976 | See Source »

...have Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan been unable to rally more national support for the Republican cause? Why does Jimmy Carter-an engaging but not dynamic man-enjoy a lead of 2 to 1 in public opinion surveys? Undoubtedly that will change some after the Republicans make their choice this week and voters are confronted with a real candidate, not just a possibility. Yet the questions continue to tantalize...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY: Watergate: Still an Issue? | 8/23/1976 | See Source »

...maintaining that the jury was prejudiced against them. Defense Attorney Leonard Weinglass insisted that the five men and seven women who debated the Harrises' fate for 8½ days had been "tainted." Two members of the jury panel, who were not selected for the final twelve, accused Juror Ronald F. Pruyn of saying in advance of the trial that the Harrises' guilt was "a foregone conclusion," a claim that Pruyn later denied on the stand. An old newspaper carrying a story on Patty Hearst's kidnaping was found in a men's room used by members...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRIALS: Three for the Books | 8/23/1976 | See Source »

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