Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection, 1980

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Former Texas Congressman George H.W. Bush was chosen as the Republican nominee for vice president in 1980. Vice President George H. W. Bush portrait.jpg
Former Texas Congressman George H.W. Bush was chosen as the Republican nominee for vice president in 1980.
On July 16 Gerald Ford consults with Bob Dole, Howard Baker and Bill Brock concerning the vice presidential nomination. Reagan would eventually chose Bush Gerald Ford 1980 RNC AV95-4-(275-3)-1.jpg
On July 16 Gerald Ford consults with Bob Dole, Howard Baker and Bill Brock concerning the vice presidential nomination. Reagan would eventually chose Bush

This article lists those who were potential candidates for the Republican nomination for Vice President of the United States in the 1980 election. Former California Governor Ronald Reagan won the 1980 Republican nomination for President of the United States, and chose former Texas Representative George H.W. Bush as his running mate. Reagan had considered naming former president Gerald Ford as his running mate, but after Ford and Reagan were unable to agree to be on the same ticket (a televised interview with Ford brought up possibility of a "co-presidency"), Reagan turned to Bush, his primary rival for the 1980 Republican nomination. [1] [2] Though Bush had criticized Reagan's policies, Reagan chose Bush to help unify the party, and Bush agreed to be on the ticket and to support Reagan's platform. [3] [4] The Reagan-Bush ticket defeated the incumbent Democratic Carter-Mondale ticket, and in 1984 won re-election defeating the Mondale-Ferraro ticket. Bush was later elected president in his own right in 1988.

Republican Party (United States) Major political party in the United States

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Vice President of the United States Second highest executive office in United States

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