George HW Bush dies in WW2

In World War II there was 9 guys and 8 of them were killed but only 1 survived. George HW Bush.
In this world George HW Bush dies in that battle as well. Therefore no Jeb or George Jr. Who does Nixon pick as his Ambassador to the UN? Who is Reagan's VP? Who wins in 1988? Who wins in 2000?
 
I don’t know who Nixon picks. But Reagan may pick some other establishment moderate so maybe Bob Dole. He’ll run in ‘88 and win. He’ll be beaten in ‘92 by Clinton like ‘96 was in OTL. In 2000, either McCain or Gore.
 
Reagan could have eaisily picked Rumsfeld as VP in 1980. The guy who recommended Bush to Reagan later said the only reason he didn’t recommend Rumsfeld war because he didn’t have Rummy’s phone number on hand, IIRC.

Gerald Ford was actually considered the front runner for Reagan’s VP for quite some time, but that fell apart
 
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