I'm gonna try my first timeline - Gerald Ford's 2nd Term - Without the primary challenge of Reagan.
COW PALACE - SAN FRANCISCO, CA. JULY 13 - JULY 16, 1964
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
Actor Ronald Reagan speaks at the G.O.P. convention on behalf of Barry Goldwater. Reagan, suffering from an illness, isn't on top of his game and the speech isn't well recieved. Reagan looses interest in seeking public office and goes back to Hollywood eventually landing the role as Joe Mannix on the ABC TV show MANNIX.
California Governor Pat Brown is reelected in 1966.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN - NYC, JULY 12 - JULY 15, 1976
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
Governor Jimmy Carter of Georgia wraps up the nomination and chooses Senator Walter Mondale of Minnesota. Governor Carter's speech is well recieved and heads out of the convention with the lead over President Ford.
KEMPER ARENA - KANSAS CITY, MO. AUGUST 16 - AUGUST 19, 1976
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
Coming into the convention President Ford has got the nomination secured despite early primary victories by North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms. In a surprising move, the President has chosen to keep Vice President Nelson Rockefeller on the ticket much to the opposition of the Goldwater Republicans and the far right.
"We started this journey to bring America back in December of 1974 and we'll complete the journey on January 20, 1981." President Ford told convention to mixed reviews on the selection.
President Ford's speech was very well recieved and is being touted as the best of his Presidency. Between the convention speech and a small drop in the unemployment rate, President Ford has tightened the gap between him and Governor Carter.