Connally says he got the Ford running mate questionnaire
John B. Connally acknowledged he received the White House background questionnaire for possible Ford running mates. He said he would share financial and medical data and avoided confirming a candidacy, stressing he is not yet a candidate. He would not become Ford's campaign manager and called a Ford Reagan ticket strong. He noted past milk price support probes and criticised discussing past Nixon era resignations at the convention.
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Kansas City, Mo
John B. Connally
White House
Ford
Connally
Nixon
Spiro
I. Agnew
Buckley weighs bid to let delegates decide
Senator James Buckley arriving at the Republican National Convention says he would seek the GOP nomination if it would prevent the first ballot from deciding the race. He stresses delegates must be free to choose, while a draft Buckley effort gains pace in New York and beyond.
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James L. Buckley
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Litical
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
New York
Buckey
Ford
Phil Crane
Mindrs
Steve Symms
Idaho
Crane
Cochairman
Reagan Committee
Jim Buck
Ley
Jimmy Carter
Leonard Safir
Jim Buckley
Rosenbaum
Hewitt
Ohio
Colorado
Louisiana
Connecticut
Ford Reagan ticket unlikely says Ford ally and Dole
The article reports little chance of a Ford Reagan vice presidential ticket as Ford hints at selecting a running mate and Reagan shows reluctance. Sen. Baker says both disliked the idea while Dole, Buckley and Griffin discuss convention rules and Ford's potential choices. Newsweek cites a planned Wednesday kiss and make up meeting after nomination.
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Howard Baker
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Pennsylvania
Richard Schwelker
Griffin
New York
Newsweek
Rockefeller blasts Reagan force VP push and Buckley ploy
Vice President Nelson Rockefeller labeled the drive to compel Ford to name a running mate before the convention as a misery loving company ploy. He warned that Reagan Schweiker momentum would wane if rivals and Buckley entered the race. Armstrong draft talk circulated among Republican women and some men.
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Ford
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Schweiker
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New York
Buckley
Anne Armstrong
The
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