A Look Back: Bush Endorses Reagan

George H.W. Bush Endorses Ronald Reagan Before Being Selected as Vice President in the 1980 Republican Convention

One of the challenges for the Republican nominee at this year’s 2024 Republican National Convention will be to pull the party together with messages that appeal to all voters.

I recalled the speech at the 1980 Republican Convention made by George H.W. Bush who had challenged Ronald Reagan in the presidential campaign. He stayed in the race for a good deal of time. He had suspended his campaign. When he was invited to the 1980 Convention to endorse Ronald Reagan, he did not know who then Governor Reagan would select as Vice President.

Given all of that, it is worth listening to Ambassador Bush’s speech: CLICK HERE