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78. Laxalt, Nevada’s Paul Laxalt, p. 291.
79. New York Times, February 27, 1976, “Reagan’s Predicted Margin of Victory in Florida Revised Downward by Manager”; New York Times, March 10, 1976,
“Ford Defeats Reagan in Florida; Carter Is Winner Over Wallace in Democratic Vote, Jackson 3d”; New York Times, February 29, 1976, “Reagan Sharpens His Criticism of Ford, Citing Canal Talks and Two in Cabinet.”
80. New York Times, March 5, 1976, “Reagan, in Direct Attack, Assails Ford on Defense.”
81. Judis, William F. Buckley, Jr. , pp. 387–88.
82. New York Times, March 10, 1976, “Ford’s Aides Send Signal to Reagan”; New York Times, March 10, 1976, “Reagan Voices ‘Delight’ on Florida Vote.”
83. New York Times, March 17, 1976, “Ford Decisively Defeats Reagan in Illinois Voting; Carter Is a Solid Winner.”
84. New York Times, February 28, 1976, “11 Former Chiefs of G.O.P. Endorse Ford over Reagan.”
85. New York Times, March 19, 1976, “Reagan Suggests Ford Quit the Race.”
86. Laxalt, Nevada’s Paul Laxalt, pp. 291–92; Nofziger, Nofziger, p. 179.
87. New York Times, March 29, 1976, “Reagan’s Upset Victory in North Carolina Attributed to Impact of Last-Minute TV Speech.”
88. Witcover, Marathon, p. 421; Kelley, Nancy Reagan, p. 237; Nofziger, Nofziger, p. 191.
89. Richard Davis, to author, April 25, 2002.
90. Witcover, Marathon, p. 431.
91. Nancy Reagan with Novak, My Turn, p. 191.
92. New York Times, July 18, 1976, “Democratic Slate Assailed by Ford; G.O.P.
Unity Urged”; Laxalt, Nevada’s Paul Laxalt, p. 295.
93. Nancy Reagan with Novak, My Turn, pp. 191–92.
94. New York Times, July 12, 1976, “Sinatra Wed in Palm Springs; Reagan, Agnew Among Guests.”
95. Nofziger, Nofziger, p. 196.
96. Witcover, Marathon, p. 460.
97. Kelley, Nancy Reagan, p. 239.
98. Witcover, Marathon, p. 461.
99. Ibid., p. 463.
100. Nancy Reagan with Novak, My Turn, p.192.
101. Judis, William F. Buckley, Jr. , p. 389.
102. Wall Street Journal, July 27, 2000, “When a Convention Mattered.”
103. Chicago Tribune, August 25, 1976, “Behind Every President . . .”
104. Wall Street Journal, July 27, 2000, “When a Convention Mattered.”
105. New York Times, August 16, 1976, “Kansas City Dazzles the Chic.”
106. New York Times, August 18, 1976, “New York Delegates Shut Out Both Sides’
Celebrities.”
107. New York Times, August 17, 1976, “Convention Erupts with Arrival of Candidates’ Wives.”
108. New York Times, August 18, 1976, “Ford Gains Edge over Reagan; Baker or Ruckelshaus Listed as Likely Choice for No. 2 Spot.”
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Notes
109. Nancy Reagan with Novak, My Turn, p. 193; New York Times, August 18, 1976, “Betty Ford Bests Nancy Reagan on Applause Scale.”
110. Nancy Reagan with Novak, My Turn, p. 193.
111. Nofziger, Nofziger, pp. 203–4.
112. Nancy Reagan with Novak, My Turn, p. 195
113. Nofziger, Nofziger, p. 204.
114. Von Damm, At Reagan’s Side, p. 83.
115. Colacello in Vanity Fair, July 1998, p. 140.
116. Witcover, Marathon, p. 503.
117. Nofziger, Nofziger, pp. 202–3.
118. Ronald Reagan, An American Life, p. 202.
119. New York Times, August 19, 1976, “Ford Takes Nomination on First Ballot; Reveals Vice-Presidential Choice Today.”
120. Colacello in Vanity Fair, July 1998, p. 140.
121. The “Kitchen Cabinet” oral history, Justin Dart, OH 1676, pp. 44–45.
122. The “Kitchen Cabinet” oral history, Holmes Tuttle, OH 1675, p. 146.
123. The “Kitchen Cabinet” oral history, Ed Mills, OH 1677, p. 93.
124. New York Times, August 20, 1976, “Reagan, on Dais, Spurs Party On.”
125. Deaver with Herskowitz, Behind the Scenes, p. 72.
126. Witcover, Marathon, p. 509.
127. Deaver with Herskowitz, Behind the Scenes, p. 72.
128. New York Times, August 22, 1976, “A Few Good Words About Reagan.”
129. Author’s diary, September 24, 1999.
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1. Nofziger, Nofziger, p. 221.
2. Tuchman, The March of Folly, p. 49.
3. New York Times, September 9, 1976, “Aides Say Reagan Will Campaign for Ford if He Gets Assignments.”
4. New York Times,