GHWB was never a Senator, he was head of the CIA.
Gerald Ford was the House minority leader and was named VP when Spiro Agnew had to resign. He then took over the Presidency when Nixon resigned.
Well, I promoted two people to the other house of Congress! -- I just assumed: "Nixon wanted someone who would work well with Congress, so he chose Ford who was Republican leader of the . . ." "Before Bush's appointment, he had been elected by the people of Texas as . . ."
Same principle applies, though.
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01/15/2004 3:38:06 PM PST by
JohnnyZ
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