From what other posters have made me aware, RR strongly objected to having Bush as VP. It set up the subsequent Bush terms, which, IMO, set up the subsequent O terms, where Americans lost more and more liberties.
I am hoping and praying for a nationalist patriot VP candidate who holds just as dear to his heart as DJT, the desire to boot the Elites from their middle-class robbing, elite-enriching seats of power.
We don’t have too much longer to find out who it will be. Until then, I will continue my daily and nightly prayers!
Ronald Reagan became ok with George H..W. Bush as his vice president once he was assured that Bush would support the Republican platform 100%.
It was Richard Allen, Reagan’s National Security Advisor who suggested Bush.
If you have any interest in reading Allen’s account, here’s a link:
“George Herbert Walker Bush: The Accidental Vice President”
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/30/magazine/george-herbert-walker-bush-the-accidental-vice-president.html?pagewanted=all
Here’s the key excerpt: “Reagan glanced around and asked those assembled — a group that included Casey, Meese, Wirthlin, Hannaford, Deaver and me — Well, what do we do now?’’ There was no immediate response. No one offered an alternate plan. No one tossed out a name. Expecting instant opposition, I ventured, ‘’We call Bush.’’ Once more, silence. Reagan again looked at each of us; hearing no objection, he said, ‘’Well, let’s get Bush on the phone.’’
At precisely 11:38, the phone was in Reagan’s hand; though they barely knew each other, Reagan dove right in. ‘’George,’’ he said warmly, ‘’I would like to go over there and tell them that I am recommending you for vice president. Could I ask you one thing — do I have your permission to make an announcement that you support the platform across the board?’’ We could hear Bush agreeing at the other end. Reagan then left for the convention center where, shortly after midnight, he took the podium to praise Ford and then to announce his running mate, George Bush.”
The way the Founding Fathers originally envisioned it, Donald Trump would be president and Hillary Clinton would be Vice President! That’s how we ended up with John Adams as Washington’s VP, Thomas Jefferson as John Adams’ VP and Aaron Burr as Jeffereson’s VP.