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Proposal for a two week veep selection procedure
The letter argues the VP choosing process is rushed and secretive. It proposes that any presidential nominee with 100+ convention delegates submit a list of up to eight possible veep candidates two weeks before the convention, enabling public review, disclosure, and investigation of records. It suggests rivals may be included after 16 hours post nomination and urges party rules adoption before 1976.
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Jonn W. Gardner
Common Cause
Harry Truman
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Gerald Ford
Theodore H. White
Boal