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1984

August 18, 2008 - 1:17pm

Mikulski and the historic 1984 VP selection

By Wally Edge
Category: President, House
Tags: Walter Mondale, Ronald Reagan, Barbara Mikulski, Diane Feinstein, Gary Hart, 1984, Geraldine Ferraro, Pat Schroeder, Ann Richards

Mikulski was influential in this barrier-breaking VP pickWhile it is a faint memory now, there was speculation up until the early summer of 1984 that then-Rep. Barbara Mikulski would make a good running mate for the Democratic presidential nominee.

She was one of three women House members considered for the job, the others being Pat Schroeder of Colorado and the female frontrunner, Geraldine Ferraro of New York. Outside Congress, two minor office-holders who would go on to national prominence -- San Francisco Mayor Diane Feinstein and Texas State Treasurer Ann Richards -- were also considered.

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