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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.”

My point is that often the VP choice is someone who can unite disparate parts of the Party from those who support the Presidential nominee.

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.

I’ve pinged nopardons because she is the primary source for the differing account as to how GHWB became RR’s VP. There are so many dis-information campaigns out there, it is often difficult to sort through to arrive at truth.

I understand the historical context you give i.e. Jefferson-Adams. This election cycle has opened so many eyes, to re-evaluate the traditional Dem-Rep parties comprised of Lib-Conservatives into possibly being replaced with Dem Globalists vs. Rep Nationalists.

With that in mind, I see no value, and in fact, see inherent danger in selecting a VP Globalist. Danger that I would compare to the two JFK-LBJ and RR-GHWB eras.

My take is this: if God wants DJT to win, he can and will win without having to watch his back with a globalist VP.

YMMV, Nero G. Thanks for sharing your information with us.

Though I wasn't in that room with Reagan, et al, this is NOT the story that circulated at the time and I DID work on both of Reagan's winning presidential runs, so I knew stuff that the general public didn't.

The article ran in the N.Y. Slimes, and you REALLY want us to believe that it's "true", especially when the man claims that he doesn't remember exactly?

Washington ran unopposed, so HELL NO, that is NOT how John Addams became his VEEP!

There were no OFFICIAL parties, back then, so yes, that IS how Addams got stuck with that sting POS Jefferson and Jefferson with the even worse POS Burr. After that, this system was completely shoveled onto the dust heap of history, since they all realized that it was not only completely unworkable, but STUPID...in the bleeding extreme! And it was the FFs who killed it and set up our TWO PARTY system, which, if people have a problem with, they can go to the graveyards where these brilliant men are buried and take it up with them. ;^)

Having Hillary as Trump's VEEP is sheer insanity, as is Trump having that traitorous, back stabbing POS, SOB Cruz, as his VEEP.