[Fiji Hill]

I worked my heart out for Reagan in 1976. I even took a bus to the convention with a Youth for Reagan group--Reagan himself sent us off, shaking each of our hands. When he shook my hand, I could feel that I was shaking the hand of a great man. At the convention, we were able to get into the galleries even though the Ford people controlled the convention, and we whooped and hollered and blew horns for Reagan. The Ford people in the galleries, who were paid to come, seemed to go through the motions spiritlessly when demonstrating for their candidate.

After Ford got the nomination, I was with a group of dissidents holding signs reading, "write in Reagan." When we began chanting, "four more months," TV cameras swung our way. We finally had to knock it off when threatened with expulsion.

During the campaign, I mostly worked for Robert K. Dornan, who was running for a congressional seat in Santa Monica, which he would win. It was Election Day before I finally decided to vote for Ford.

[cowboyusa]

I would have written in Reagan in 1976. I’ m glad Ford lost. We never would have gotten Reagan.