For a while it looked like Ronald Reagan might pick former president Gerald Ford as a running mate. Rumors ran wild, but in the end the “dream ticket” never happened. Today, though, that ...

All of this evidence begs the question: Why would any Republican in Michigan who voted for Gerald Ford — or Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush or George W. Bush, Sens. John McCain or Mitt Romney ...

In 1980, as Ronald Reagan was preparing for a Republican nomination, his team thought Midwesterner Ford would be appealing to voters who felt distanced by Reagan’s West Coast presence.

Then came the word from California: Former Gov. Ronald Reagan was going to challenge Ford for the Republican nomination, and Reagan ultimately came within a whisper of making Ford the first ...

Ronald Reagan, trailing President Gerald Ford in delegates leading up to the 1976 Republican National Convention, decided to make a high-risk move in his quest for the presidential nomination: He ...

Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump share a legacy of challenging the GOP establishment, ... Don’t forget, he ran against the establishment candidate, incumbent President Gerald Ford in 1976, ...

Gerald Ford, who had never ... So eroded was his support that he barely fought off a challenge by Ronald Reagan for the 1976 Republican nomination. Support Provided by: Learn More. Now Streaming.

Former President Gerald Ford shares the spotlight with Republican presidential and vice presidential candidates Ronald Reagan and George Bush after their acceptance speeches to the Republican ...

One of the nation’s first campaign consultants for hire, he advised leading Republicans, including President Gerald Ford, but Reagan was his prized candidate. By Adam Clymer and Peter Baker Adam ...

A spirited primary challenge by Ronald Reagan divided the party and sapped Ford’s 1976 general campaign, and while Ford won the first debate against Jimmy Carter, the challenger held his own on ...

On this day in history, Feb. 6, 1911, Ronald Reagan — America's 40th president — was born in Illinois. ... which he lost to Gerald Ford.

Former President Gerald Ford shares the spotlight with Republican presidential and vice presidential candidates Ronald Reagan and George Bush after their acceptance speeches to the Republican ...