The gracious little speeches of meeting and parting by Ronald Reagan and George Bush were finished. Grandchildren hopped about the New Orleans tarmac; wives chatted. Bush steered Reagan to the foot of the ramp, leaned close to his ear and told him he had chosen Dan Quayle to be his running mate. The President never changed his expression. But something happened, more felt than seen.
"He's told him," whispered one journalist. The tableau of political power that had played out with Reagan at the pinnacle had reversed. The Vice President was telling the President a secret. The Bush crowd went off...
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