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Ford watching Reagan in 1980 bid sparks GOP rivalries
Former President Ford reportedly told close friends he would seek the 1980 Republican nomination only if Reagan enters primaries. He believes he could stop Reagan and prevent a GOP body blow, while several other senators and figures weigh runs in a crowded field.
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Saul Kohler
Newhouse News Service
Washington
Gerald R. Ford
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Sen
Bob Dole
Kansas
Ford
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Kansas City
Richard Schweiker
Pennsylvania
Lowell Weicker
Connecticut
U.S. Senate
George Bush
Texas
George
Congress
GOP
Gerry
California
Winter
Colorado
Wendell Willkie
Carter
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jerry Brown