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...Reagan's suite on the last night, Schweiker seemed a rather forlorn figure. He gamely tried to laugh along with some of the inside staff jokes about the Reagan campaign just ended, but mostly he gazed silently into the TV screen. He and Reagan had little to say to each other; there was not a great deal more familiarity between the two men than when Schweiker's name was first proposed and Reagan did not even know who he was. It had been a ruinous mismatch...
...Pennsylvania tally that brought total silence to the room. When Schweiker's fellow Senator Hugh Scott proudly shouted 93 votes for Ford-more than anyone had anticipated-it was clear in the end that Schweiker had not delivered a single extra delegate from his home state. It was a deflating performance, and Reagan noted the moment. "That's the one that did a it," he said. Muttered Schweiker defensively: "A lot of people took a walk...
...pause, and then Reagan thanked the staff for their hard work. "The long ride is over," he said quietly. When he turned his attention back to the screen, his chief aide Mike Deaver spoke from across the room and suggested the Governor might also want to thank Schweiker for all he had done. Reagan quickly realized the oversight and told Schweiker it had taken courage for him to join up. "Well," said Schweiker, looking grateful for any recognition, "the country is the loser...
...person to call on the loser. Another agreement that was reached that very afternoon: Ford would not raise the subject of Reagan's availability for the vice presidency at the meeting. Reagan wanted to maintain any leverage he could on Ford's final choice the next day. Schweiker was not invited to stay for the meeting and was ushered out with the rest of the staff...
...next day Reagan's emotions began to show. He almost came to tears in a private appearance before the California delegation. Then a few minutes later-with Schweiker at his side-Reagan was downstairs in front of his workers. He spoke movingly of rejecting expediency and not compromising on principles. A nonparticipating observer could not help wondering about these appeals, for Reagan was standing right next to his most blatant expedient choice. "Don't get cynical," he told them, some of whom by now were crying. "Look at yourselves and realize there are millions of Americans out there...