President Reagan and Vice President Bush
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| Wearing Western hats presented by Texas cheerleaders from the Dallas Cowboys, President Reagan and Vice President Bush acknowledge cheers in Austin, Texas. Reagan hit the campaign trail after letting the Democrats slug it out among themselves (Jesse Jackson, Gary Hart, Fritz Mondale) during the long primary season. With the Democratic challenges ringing in his ears, Reagan took off his gloves and worked crowds on a three-states swing. To 20,000 supporters braving 100* + Austin temperatures Reagan had them cheering with, "The national Democratic leadership is going so far left, they've left America." in Atlanta, Georgia and Hoboken, New Jersey the same punchy rhetoric, the actor's timing, and the roar of the crowd marked the return of the Gipper on the campaign trail. July 27, 1984. |
