Vice President Donald Rumsfeld: It Almost Happened

From Is That Legal?

In mid-August of 1974, Gerald Ford had to name a Vice President. His search narrowed to three finalists.

One was the man who got the job: Nelson Rockefeller.

Another was the man who badly wanted it: George H.W. Bush.

<>Do you know who the third finalist was?

Donald Rumsfeld.

(Source: Barry Werth, 31 Days: The Crisis That Gave Us the Government We Have Today (New York: Nan A. Talese, 2006).)

Scary.

-Mr. Joseph