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September 20, 2006

There But For The Grace Of God ...

I
n mid-August of 1974, Gerald Ford had to name a Vice President. His search narrowed to three finalists.

One was the man who got the job: Nelson Rockefeller.

Another was the man who badly wanted it: George H.W. Bush.

Do you know who the third finalist was?

Answer below the fold.



Donald Rumsfeld.

(Source: Barry Werth, 31 Days: The Crisis That Gave Us the Government We Have Today (New York: Nan A. Talese, 2006).)

Posted by Eric at September 20, 2006 7:16 AM