HW was a millionaire?He had only been a US representative for 2 years with nothing, other than a nice story of military service and being a millionaire. He hadn't accomplished much or served in any other kind of office.
By the age of 40 thanks to the oil business in Texas G.H.W Bush was a millionaire. George W. Bush wasn't the first Bush to move to Texas and get in the oil business.HW was a millionaire?
The oil bidness is a good way to make tons of money.HW was a millionaire?
In 1971 Bush was picked as ambassador to the UN, so that would basically make it OTL.The oil bidness is a good way to make tons of money.
Maybe he'd be a good pick for Interior Secretary or some kind of ambassadorship, but in 1968 John Tower could do anything for the ticket better than Bush could.
Exactly.In 1971 Bush was picked as ambassador to the UN, so that would basically make it OTL.
Your last sentence exactly butterflies your "he is a foreign policy genius" (something I and other non-conservative historians would disagree with you on). Please show sources that he was seriously considered and Nixon regretted picking Agnew specifically over Bush (I agree Nixon regretted picking Agnew, the whole nation regretted it, that often happens when someone has to resign, but I doubt he ever thought "I should have picked Bush") As pointed out Bush was a freshman Congressman with no other resume or notariety for any accomplishments, memoirs, or anything.A interesting timeline would be if Nixon picked Bush for VP in 1974. Nixon regretted picking Agnew in 1968 over Bush. He was seriously considered. Even more so when Nixon resigned. Ford really wanted Bush, but Donald Rumsfeld advised Ford to pick Rockefeller.
George H.W Bush as President in 1974 would be a very interesting timeline. I think he would probably win in 1976. He is a foreign policy genius and it would be interesting to see him react to the fall of South Vietnam and the Iran crisis. But he wouldn't have been Ambassador to China or Director of the CIA.
https://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2011/08/10/nixon-nearly-picked-bush-as-vpYour last sentence exactly butterflies your "he is a foreign policy genius" (something I and other non-conservative historians would disagree with you on). Please show sources that he was seriously considered and Nixon regretted picking Agnew specifically over Bush (I agree Nixon regretted picking Agnew, the whole nation regretted it, that often happens when someone has to resign, but I doubt he ever thought "I should have picked Bush") As pointed out Bush was a freshman Congressman with no other resume or notariety for any accomplishments, memoirs, or anything.
What if Nixon picked HW Bush as his running mate in 1968?
If you look at John Mecham’s book on Bush, his chances were taken very seriously. Given that the Democrats couldn’t win without Texas and that Bush was a relative moderate but still approved by Strom Thurmond (who gave Nixon that first ballot win), it’s not unlikely that he’s picked.
He had only been a US representative for 2 years with nothing, other than a nice story of military service and being a millionaire. He hadn't accomplished much or served in any other kind of office.
Rummy was considered in 1973/1974/1976/1980, but not in 1968 AFAIK.What about Donald Rumsfeld?
At the time, Rumsfeld was a three-term Congressman from a large, pivotal state who had a record of supporting civil rights legislation while opposing the Great Society and the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
The oil bidness is a good way to make tons of money.
Maybe he'd be a good pick for Interior Secretary or some kind of ambassadorship, but in 1968 John Tower could do anything for the ticket better than Bush could.
In 1971 Bush was picked as ambassador to the UN, so that would basically make it OTL.