President Johnson
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« on: April 01, 2023, 01:09:07 PM » |
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He wasn't eligible in 1980, as already said. In my view 1980 would have been a clean Democratic sweep in such a scenario anyway, with Republican fatigue after three terms and the late 1970s malaise at home and abroad.
Interesting though is that Ford could have served more than ten years as president under a not so unrealistic scenario: If Reagan indeed picked him for vice president in 1980 and if Reagan subsequently died in the assassination attempt. Ford would then have became the 41st president in March 1981, and after a very likely reelection leave office in 1989. So he would have been president from August 1974 to January 1977 and March 1981 to January 1989. Just a little over 10 years in total, or 3,749 days to be exact.
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