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Bush Emerges Top VP Contender for Ford Ticket
Republican leaders pressed Ford to pick George Bush as running mate amid growing GOP backing. Ford weighed Bush against Nelson Rockefeller and Howard Baker as others urged caution, while Tower and Cederberg endorsed Bush. Bush’s broad support from lawmakers, plus Goldwater’s tolerance of Rockefeller, kept Bush as the front runner in the ongoing VP search.
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