1964 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection
Republican presidential nominee, Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona chose Representative William E. Miller of New York as his vice presidential running mate. The Goldwater-Miller ticket would lose the 1964 election to the Democratic ticket of Lyndon B. Johnson and Hubert Humphrey.
Potential running mates
- Michigan Representative Gerald Ford[1]
- New York Representative William E. Miller[1]
- Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton[1]
- Connecticut former Representative & Diplomat Clare Booth Luce[2]
- Connecticut former Governor John Davis Lodge[3]
References
- ^ a b c Sigelman, Lee; Wahlbeck, Paul (December 1997). "The "Veepstakes": Strategic Choice in Presidential Running Mate Selection". The American Political Science Review. 91 (4): 858. JSTOR 2952169.
- ^ https://www.harpercollins.com/9780061900617/the-making-of-the-president-1964/
- ^ https://www.harpercollins.com/9780061900617/the-making-of-the-president-1964/