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== Vice presidency ==
== Vice presidency ==
[[Image:Reagan_and_HWBush.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Vice President George H.W. Bush with President Ronald Reagan]] As Vice President, Bush had influence on Reagan's staffing and was given many foreign affairs responsibilities. Bush was kept busy on overseas diplomatic trips; Bush attended so many state funerals that he famously quipped, "I'm George Bush. You die, I fly." Bush was seen as being a very loyal Vice President who supported his commander-in-chief even though he had come from a more moderate background.
[[Image:Reagan_and_HWBush.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Vice President George H.W. Bush with President Ronald Reagan]] As Vice President, Bush had influence on Reagan's staffing and was given many foreign affairs responsibilities. Bush was kept busy on overseas diplomatic trips; Bush attended so many state funerals that he famously quipped, "I'm George Bush. You die, I fly." Bush was seen as being a very loyal Vice President who supported his commander-in-chief even though he had come from a more moderate background.
In 1984, the Reagan/Bush ticket was re-elected in a landslide against the Democrats' [[Walter Mondale]]/[[Geraldine Ferraro]] ticket.
In 1984, the Reagan/Bush ticket was re-elected in a landslide against the Democrats' [[Walter Mondale]]/[[Geraldine Ferraro]] ticket.