18
. R.W. Apple Jr., “Ford Is Found Preferred By Uncommitted Delegates,”
New York Times
, May 16, 1976.
19
.
Time
, “The Bruising Numbers Game,” July 5, 1976, 32.
20
.
Time
, “They’re So Close—And Yet So Far,” July 19, 1976.
21
. Keene, discussion.
22
. Mounger, discussion.
23
. Harry S. Dent,
The Prodigal South Returns to Power
(New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1978), 31.
24
. Dent,
The Prodigal South
, 21.
25
. Dent,
The Prodigal South
, 42.
26
. Drew,
American Journal
, 321.
27
. Witcover,
Marathon
, 446.
28
. Witcover,
Marathon
, 449.
29
. Dent,
The Prodigal South
, 36.
30
. Dent,
The Prodigal South
, 36-37.
31
. Mounger, discussion.
32
. James M. Naughton, “Shift of Mississippi G.O.P. To Ford Termed Imminent,”
New York
Times
, July 22, 1976.
33
. Witcover,
Marathon
, 453.
34
. Witcover,
Marathon
, 454.
35
. James M. Naughton, “Mississippi Slate Delays Endorsing Until G.O.P. Meets,”
New York
Times
, July 26, 1976.
36
. Mounger, discussion.
37
. Mounger, discussion.
38
. Witcover,
Marathon
, 465.
39
. Witcover,
Marathon
, 465.
40
. John Sears, in discussion with the author, March 18, 2004.
41
. Mounger, discussion.
42
. Witcover,
Marathon
, 466.
43
. Keene, discussion.
44
. Witcover,
Marathon
, 467; Keene, discussion.
45
. Keene, discussion.
46
. Witcover,
Marathon
, 467.
47
. Dent,
The Prodigal South
, 43.
48
. Dent,
The Prodigal South
, 43.
49
. Keene, discussion.
50
. Lou Cannon, “GOP Leaders In Mississippi Backs Ford,”
Washington Post
, July 29, 1976.
51
.
Time
, “A Gamble Gone Wrong,” August 9, 1976, 14.
52
. Cannon,
Washington Post
, July 29, 1976.
53
. James M. Naughton, “Mississippi Slate Delays Endorsing Until G.O.P. Meets,”
New York
Times
, July 26, 1976.
54
. Dent,
The Prodigal South
, 44.
55
.
Time
, “Republicans: Down to the Wire, and Still a Horse Race,” August 16, 1976, 9.
56
. Drew,
American Journal
, 345.
57
. R.W. Apple Jr., “Battle to Control G.O.P. Convention,”
New York Times
, July 5, 1976.
CHAPTER FOURTEEN — Kansas City
1
. Charles M. Roberts, “Can the GOP Unite Itself?”
Washington Post
, August 13, 1976.
2
. Scott Stanley, “Mutation in Kansas City,”
The Review Of The News
, September 1, 1976.
3
.
Time
, “A Gracious Town in the Heartland,” August 16, 1976, 11.
4
.
Time
, August 16, 1976, 12.
5
. Robert T. Nakamura, “Impressions of Ford and Reagan,”
Political Science Quarterly
, Vol. 92, Num. 4, 652.
6
. Jules Witcover, “Reagan Claims Gain of 12 Delegates,”
Washington Post
, August 3, 1976.
7
. Memorandum from David A. Keene to Governor Reagan, “Additional Telephone Calls,” July 2, 1976, Delegate Memos, Box 447-446, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.
8
. Richard Cheney, in discussion with the author, June 9, 2004.
9
. Lou Cannon and Edward Walsh, “Ford Unit Shakeup,”
Washington Post
, August 5, 1976.
10
.
Time
, “A Gamble Gone Wrong,” August 9, 1976, 7.
11
. Edward Walsh, “Ford, Reagan Aides Disagree On Delegate Voting Proposal,”
Washington
Post
, August 7, 1976.
12
.
Time
, “Who Would Lose Less to Carter?” June 28, 1976, 11.
13
. Margot Hornblower, “Reagan, Schweiker Pick Up 6 Delegates in Northeast,”
Washington
Post
, August 6, 1976.
14
. Edward Walsh, “President To Delay on No. 2,”
Washington Post
, August 6, 1976.
15
. Hornblower,
Washington Post
, August 6, 1976.
16
. Margot Hornblower, “Reagan, Schweiker Find Pa. Delegates Hard to Persuade,”
Washington Post
, August 7, 1976.
17
. Rowland Evans and Robert Novak, “Losing the Schweiker Gamble,”
Washington Post
, August 7, 1976.
18
. David Keene, in discussion with the author, March 3, 2004.
19
. Cheney, discussion; John Sears, in discussion with the author, March 18, 2004.
20
. Lou Cannon and Jules Witcover, “Reagan Forces Preparing Early Test of Strength,”
Washington Post
, August 10, 1976.
21
. Tom Ellis, in discussion with the author, May 10, 2004.
22
. Sears, discussion.
23
. David S. Broder, “Rules Panel Blocks Move On No. 2,”
Washington Post
, August 10, 1976.
24
. Cannon and Witcover,
Washington Post
, August 10, 1976.
25
. Broder,
Washington Post
, August 10, 1976.
26
. David S. Broder, “Ford Forces Win a Clash On Delegates,”
Washington Post
, August 11, 1976.
27
. Eric Sevareid,
CBS News,
August 12, 1976, White House Communications Agency Collection, Gerald Ford Presidential Library, Ann Arbor, MI.
28
. Leslie Stahl,
CBS News,
August 12, 1976, White House Communications Agency Collection, Gerald Ford Presidential Library, Ann Arbor, MI.
29
. Spencer Rich, “GOP Unit Backs Abortion Plank,”
Washington Post
, August 11, 1976.
30
. Rich,
Washington Post
, August 11, 1976.
31
. Phyllis Schlafly, in discussion with the author, March 3, 2004.
32
.
Time
, “A Gamble Gone Wrong,” August 9, 1976, 14.
33
. Edward Walsh, “President to Delay on No. 2,”
Washington Post
, August 6, 1976.
34
.
Time
, August 9, 1976, 15.
35
. Walsh,
Washington Post
, August 6, 1976.
36
. Jules Witcover, “Ford Follows Carter’s Lead On No. 2 Spot,”
Washington Post
, August 11, 1976.
37
.
Newsweek
, “Right They Are,” August 23, 1976, 21.
38
. Ellis, discussion.
39
. Harry Reasoner,
ABC News,
August 12, 1976, White House Communications Agency Collection, Gerald Ford Presidential Library, Ann Arbor, MI.
40
. Frank Reynolds,
ABC News,
August 12, 1976, White House Communications Agency Collection, Gerald Ford Presidential Library, Ann Arbor, MI.
41
. Lou Cannon, “Buckley Hints He Would Run As ‘Compromise,’”
Washington Post,
August 12, 1976.
42
. James A. Baker, in discussion with the author, March 25, 2004; Cannon,
Washington Post,
August 12, 1976.
43
. David S. Broder and Jules Witcover, “GOP Panel Endorses ERA, Opposes Busing: Warning on Liberals,”
Washington Post
, August 13, 1976.
44
. Jim Lake, in discussion with the author, January 16, 2004.
45
. Republican National Convention, 1976 Platform, Presidential Handwriting, Box 39, Gerald Ford Presidential Library, Ann Arbor, MI.
46
. Barry Sussman and William Chapman, “Delegates Found More Conservative Than 4 Years Ago,”
Washington Post
, August 15, 1976.
47
. Margot Hornblower, “A Subdued Reagan Says His Destiny Rests in Hands of Uncommitteds,”
Washington Post
, August 15, 1976.
48
. Margot Hornblower, “The Californian: ‘I’m Available for Giving That Input,’”
Washington
Post,
August 16, 1976.
49
.
Kansas City Times
, Chart: “Disparities in Delegate Tally,” August 2, 1976.
50
. Edward Walsh, “President to Begin His Most Important Political Journey,”
Washington Post
, August 15, 1976.
51
. Jules Witcover, “Ford Incumbency Not as Powerful as Predecessors’,”
Washington Post
, August 14, 1976.
52
. Hornblower,
Washington Post,
August 16, 1976.
53
. John J. O’Connor, “TV: Lively Convention,”
New York Times
, August 18, 1976.
54
. Lou Cannon, “Running-Mate Disclosure Bid Rejected, 59-44,”
Washington Post
, August 16, 1976.
55
. Cannon,
Washington Post
, August 16, 1976.
56
. Witcover,
Marathon
, 490-1.
57
. Lou Cannon and William Claiborne, “Ford Gains Votes As Sessions Open,”
Washington
Post
, August 17, 1976.
58
. Baker, discussion.
59
. Rowland Evans and Robert Novak, “Reagan, Without Ideology,”
Washington Post
, August 16, 1976.
60
. Dick Wirthlin,
The Greatest Communicator: What Ronald Reagan Taught Me about Politics,
Leadership, and Life
(Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2004), 18.
61
. Witcover,
Marathon
, 493.
62
. Billy Mounger, in discussion with the author, April 19, 2004.
63
. John Chancellor,
NBC News,
August 16, 1976, White House Communications Agency Collection, Gerald Ford Presidential Library, Ann Arbor, MI.
64
. Don Totten, in discussion with the author, June 8, 2004.
65
. Zorine Bhappu Shirley, in discussion with the author, 2004.
66
. Brad Minnick, in discussion with the author, March 4, 2004.
67
. Cannon and Caliborne,
Washington Post
, August 17, 1976.
68
.
Washington Post
, Chart: “How Delegates View GOP Chances in November,” August 18, 1976.
69
. R.W. Apple Jr., “Ford Gains Edge Over Reagan; Baker or Ruckelshaus Listed As Likely Choice For No. 2 Spot,”
New York Times
, August 18, 1976.
70
. Cannon and Claiborne,
Washington Post
, August 17, 1976; R.W. Apple Jr., “Ford’s Commitments Reach Goal On First Day of the Convention, But Reagan Presses Vote Battle,”
New York Times
, August 17, 1976.
71
. Witcover,
Marathon
, 494.
72
. Witcover,
Marathon
, 492.
73
. Witcover,
Marathon
, 495.
74
. Witcover,
Marathon
, 496.
75
. Witcover,
Marathon
, 496-497.
76
. R.W. Apple Jr., “Ford Gains Edge Over Reagan; Baker or Ruckelshaus Listed As Likely Choice For No. 2 Spot,”
New York Times
, August 18, 1976.
77
.
CBS News
, August 17, 1976, CBS, White House Communications Agency Collection, Gerald Ford Presidential Library, Ann Arbor, MI.
78
. Witcover,
Marathon,
497.
79
. Dan Rather,
CBS News
, August 17, 1976, CBS, White House Communications Agency Collection, Gerald Ford Presidential Library, Ann Arbor, MI.
80
. Tom Pettit,
NBC News
, August 17, 1976, NBC, White House Communications Agency Collection, Gerald Ford Presidential Library, Ann Arbor, MI.
81
. Apple,
New York Times
, August 18, 1976.
82
. Tom Brokaw,
NBC News
, August 17, 1976, NBC, White House Communications Agency Collection, Gerald Ford Presidential Library, Ann Arbor, MI.
83
. Apple,
New York Times
, August 18, 1976.
84
. Carl Stern,
NBC News
, August 17, 1976.
85
. Cheney, discussion.
86
. David S. Broder, “Ford Passes Critical Test,”
Washington Post
, August 18, 1976.
87
. Cheney, discussion.
88
. Cheney, discussion.
89
. Witcover,
Marathon
, 500-1.
90
. Frank van der Linden,
The Real Reagan: What he believes, What he has accomplished, What
we can expect from him
(New York: William Morrow, 1981), 142.
91
. Peter Hannaford, in discussion with the author, January 8, 2004.
92
. Ellis, discussion.
93
. Lyn Nofziger, in discussion with the author, 2004.
94
. R.W. Apple Jr., “Ford Takes Nomination on First Ballot; Reveals Vice-Presidential Choice Today,”
Washington Post
, August 19, 1976.
95
. James A. Baker, in discussion with the author, March 25, 2004.
96
. Hannaford, discussion; Arthur Laffer, in discussion with the author, June 8, 2004.
97
. Cheney, discussion.
98
. Schweiker, discussion.
99
. Ernie Angelo, in discussion with the author, May 4, 2004.
100
. Charles Mohr, “Ford Said to Plan Talk to Reagan,”
New York Times
, August 18, 1976.
101
. Chuck Tyson, in discussion with the author, May 12, 2004.