Alternate History 🇺🇸 November 2, 1976: President Nelson Rockefeller wins election to full 4-year term and the aftermath

[Sergeant Foley]

MISSISSIPPI GOVERNOR WILLIAM WINTER INAUGURATED FOR SECOND TERM

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*Tuesday, 10 January 1984: Following an outdoor swearing-in ceremony on the grounds of the Mississippi State Capitol Building in downtown Jackson, Mississippi which included the singing of the State Song "Go Mississippi", the thundering 19 Cannon Salute fired by the Mississippi Army National Guard and the flyover from the Mississippi Air National Guard, Mississippi Governor William Forrest Winter was inaugurated for a second four-year term inside the Mississippi House of Representatives chambers making history as the first Mississippi Governor in decades, to succeed himself. It was a packed ceremony indoors because of the thunderstorms happening outside.

FULL DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE HOLY SEE OFFICIALLY ESTABLISHED

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President George HW Bush announced the establishment of full diplomatic relations between the United States and the Holy See; Bush appointed William A. Wilson, who had served as Special Envoy to the Holy See under then-President Ronald Reagan, as the first United States Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenioptentiary to the Holy See. Bush overcame strong opposition from the US State Department to establishing full diplomatic relations; Wilson would be easily confirmed by the full United States Senate in an overwhelming 99-0 vote. Previous US Presidents had difficulties in establishing full diplomatic relations because of the controversial 1868 law, which prohibited expenditure of funds for the US Embassy to the Vatican being established, completing a major foreign policy coup that had begun under the late President Reagan in 1981. Upon Senate confirmation, Ambassador Wilson flew to Vatican City and presented his credentials to Pope Carlos I at the Vatican.

VICTORIA AGREEMENT SIGNED
The Indian Ocean Commission linking African nations of Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion (Region of France) and Seychelles was institutionalized by the Victoria Agreement.

COMING UP IN THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC: More Headlines from Spring 1984

 

[Sergeant Foley]

JOBS REPORT: ECONOMIC REPORT SHOWING UNEXPECTED 3.5% GROWTH; UNEMPLOYMENT DROPS TO 3.0%
*Friday, 13 January 1984: Despite some delays, the economic report for the Fourth Quarter 1983 was finally released, showing better than expected results. Although it wasn't reaching pre-recession levels before 1981, the United States economy grew 3.5%, while the unemployment rate shrunk to 3.0%. President George HW Bush and his administration had been urging Americans to be patient with the Bushnomics Economic Recovery Plan, the report strongly justified their reasons for Americans to be patient with the economic recovery and the millions of jobs being created in all 51 States. Bush called on Congress for additional investments in promoting growth.

US Treasury Secretary David Rockefeller said during an interview with ABC News "This Week with David Brinkley": "On behalf of President Bush and the administration, the United States is moving on the right track and I urge the American people for patience. We had come out of a deep hole in 1980 and 1981, and recovery takes time and it's not always moving up constantly."

HART, GLENN, JACKSON DEBATE; MONDALE AND BABBITT HOLD TOWN HALLS
*Thursday, 19 January 1984: The first debate of the 1984 Presidential election was hosted in Chicago, Illinois by Channel 9 WGN-TV Chicago at the WGN-TV Studios. United States Senators John Glenn (D-OH) and Gary Hart (D-CO) accepted invitations by the Reverend Jesse Jackson to a discussion over domestic and economic policies and presenting specific, detailed alternatives to defeating incumbent President Bush in the November election. All three are currently battling for the Democratic Party presidential nomination. However, former US Ambassador to Canada Walter Mondale and Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt both chose not to participate in the Debate Forum in Chicago, preferring to host separate town hall meetings in Des Moines, Iowa on the campus of the University of Iowa. Polling suggest Mondale and Babbitt are neck-and-neck in the Iowa Caucuses with less than a few weeks to go before Iowans decide.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES MAKING FINAL PLAY FOR THE IOWA CAUCUSES
*Sunday, 29 January 1984: Ahead of the upcoming Iowa Caucuses, the five remaining Democratic presidential candidates were making final plays to the voters in the Midwestern States. While former Ambassador Mondale was being viewed as one of the co-frontrunners along with Governor Babbitt to winning the Democratic Party presidential nomination because both Mondale and Babbitt have the largest number of political party leaders backing their respective campaigns; raising the most money (raising a potential possibility of a deadlocked DNC Convention this Summer in San Francisco) than anyone else in the field. However, Senators Hart, Glenn and Mr. Jackson, all of whom, could prove to be troublesome opponents for both the former US Ambassador to Canada and the Governor of Arizona respectively.

While Mondale stressed his experience in government with service as Minnesota State Attorney General (1960-1964), United States Senator from Minnesota (1964-1976) and US Ambassador to Canada (1977-1981), Babbitt has highlighted his accomplishments as Arizona State Attorney General (1975-1978) and Governor of Arizona (since 1978), with Babbitt pointing to early head-to-head polling surveys showing him performing best against President Bush. Babbitt, Mondale, Hart, Jackson and Glenn did extended of the Hawkeye State in all 99 counties during the final weeks of January, although Senators Hart and Glenn returned to Washington, DC., for Senate business on January 31st.

GALLUP POLLING SURVEY: JOB APPROVAL RATING FOR PRESIDENT GEORGE HW BUSH (27 JANUARY 1984-30 JANUARY 1984):
Approve: 73%
Disapprove: 17%
Undecided: 6%

1984 DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION PRIMARY POLLING:
Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt: 27%
Former US Ambassador to Canada Walter Mondale: 27%
United States Senator John Glenn (D-OH): 16%
Someone else: 19%

1984 IOWA DEMOCRATIC CAUCUSES POLLING:
Mondale: 63%
Babbitt: 13%
Jackson: 13%
Undecided: 3%

1984 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION HEAD-TO-HEAD MATCHUPS:
President George HW Bush (Incumbent): 51%
Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt: 37%

President George HW Bush: 63%
Former US Ambassador to Canada Walter Mondale: 25%

President George HW Bush: 73%
United States Senator John Glenn (D-OH): 23%

 

[Sergeant Foley]

BREAKING NEWS ALERT: FORMER US AMBASSADOR TO CANADA WALTER MONDALE CRUISES TO BLOWOUT VICTORY IN THE IOWA DEMOCRATIC CAUCUSES
*Former US Ambassador to Canada easily wins the first contest for the Democratic Party presidential nomination.
*Babbitt comes in distant second place; Glenn's third-place finish mostly ignored by the press.
*President George HW Bush steamrolls on the Republican side without any opposition.

(Iowa Democratic Caucuses)
Former US Ambassador to Canada Walter Mondale (D-MN): 36,675 (48.89%): Declared Winner
Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt (D-AZ): 12,373 (16.59%)
United States Senator John Glenn (D-OH): 7,783 (13.25%)

*20 February 1984: The 1984 Presidential Campaign began with the Iowa Caucuses: Immediately after the polls closed, numerous news media outlets already called the Democratic Caucuses in favor of former US Ambassador to Canada Walter Mondale, who won more than two-thirds of the vote. And he also swept all of Iowa's 99 counties, easily trouncing his closest rival, Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt . While the ballots are still being counted, Mondale already addressed his supporters inside the ballroom of the Marriott Hotel Des Moines and thanked Democratic voters for their support. Exit polls revealed the former Ambassador winning more than 73% of the female vote.

As for Governor Babbitt, he congratulated Ambassador Mondale on his "decisive landslide victory", but said the fight for the nomination will continue. Meanwhile, Senator Glenn finished in third place, getting 13% of the vote. Meanwhile, Senator Hart's support collapsed, receiving only less than 3% of the vote. However, Glenn did say he plans on continuing his campaign heading into the Super Tuesday Sweepstakes. On the Republican side, incumbent President George HW Bush won all of the delegates and had no opponents.

BREAKING NEWS ALERT: UNITED STATES SENATOR GARY HART (D-CO) REASSESSING CAMPAIGN FOLLOWING DAMNING BOMBSHELLS OF SEXUAL EXTRAMARTIAL AFFAIRS
*21 February 1984: In light of new explosive bombshells of sexual extramarital affairs with more than 20+ female young underage staffers, United States Senator Gary Hart (D-CO) announced he will be undergoing a "full-scale reassessment" of his presidential campaign. At this point, his campaign has gone $300,000+ in debt and Hart was considering how to continue mounting serious challenge to the co front-runners for the nomination, Ambassador Mondale and Governor Babbitt, without increasing his campaign's indebtedness. Some advisors have recommended to the two-term United States Senator from Colorado that he could follow the strategy of United States Senator John Glenn (D-OH) of reaching out to independent voters ahed of the upcoming New Hampshire primary, which is set for February 28th.

COMING UP IN THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC: Highlights in New Hampshire.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

BREAKING NEWS ALERTS: HOUSE AND SENATE OVERWHELMINGLY CONFIRM US SENATE MAJORITY LEADER HOWARD BAKER (R-TN) NOMINATION AS VICE PRESIDENT

*25/27 February 1984: Following a full month of extensive hearings, US Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker (R-TN)'s nomination as Vice President moved into its final stages: On February 25th, the Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives voted to confirm Senator Baker with 426 votes in favor and just 11 votes opposed. Majority of the all-no votes came from conservative Republicans, who were lukewarm about the Tennesseean.

Two days later, on February 27th, the Baker nomination took the final hurdle in the Republican-controlled United States Senate: 84 voted in favor of Senator Baker's confirmation, while 18 were against. The picture was quite different than in the House: Among those, who voted against Baker included prominent Republicans such as Paul Laxalt (R-NV); John Porter East (R-NC); Jesse Helms (R-NC); Chuck Grassley (R-IA); Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Barry Goldwater (R-AZ). Baker also faced opposition from three Democrats such as Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA); Christopher Dodd (D-CT) and Alan Dixon (D-IL) although Minority Leader Robert Byrd (D-WV) voted for him, as did Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX); Dolph Briscoe (D-TX); Russell B. Long (D-LA); Rosalynn Carter (D-GA); Lawton Chiles (D-FL); Juan H. Garcia Cintron (D-PR).

HOWARD HENRY BAKER SWORN INTO OFFICE AS THE 45TH VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

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Hours following his confirmation by both houses of Congress, US Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker (R-TN) was sworn into office as the 45th Vice President of the United States at a public ceremony inside the United States Senate chambers. After three months, the United States once again has a Vice President. Baker gave a brief speech upon his inauguration:

Vice President Baker: "Mr. President, Mr. Chief Justice, members of the Cabinet, members of the press corps, distinguished guests, my fellow Americans: As I stand before you, I feel deep sense of gratitude. A deep sense of gratitude for the trust and confidence you have placed in me. And a deep sense of gratitude for having the opportunity to serve the country I love. I want to thank the President for his abiding trust in me, just as I want to express my deepest thanks to the members of Congress, who have overwhelmingly awarded me with their trust as well. Be assured that I will do everything I can to be worthy of this sacred trust.

The fact that I am standing before you today is vital proof that our Constitution works. It was not perfect in the beginning, and neither it is today. But with each new generation, we strive towards a better future. A little more than two decades ago, in the wake of the tragic assassination of President Kennedy, our elected officials chose to amend the Constitution and allow a new Vice President to be nominated and confirmed. Back then, our elected officials were aware that such tragedy would strike one day, as we have seen in recent years. Unfortunately, our nation has lost another great leader four months ago. But nothing honors the life and legacy of Ronald Reagan more than the continuation of not just his policies, but also the American system, that he so deeply believed in. I am humbled to contribute to this effort, and the effort of President Bush to keep America strong with peace through strength and overwhelming military might, and creating opportunities here at home. If we work together, there isn't anything that can stop us.

Let me once again thank you all, may God bless you and may God bless the United States of America."

SENATE MAJORITY WHIP TED STEVENS (R-AK) TAPPED TO SERVE AS SENATE MAJORITY LEADER, REPLACING BAKER

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Within hours of Vice President Baker's swearing in, Senate Republicans gathered late into the night to decide who would lead the Senate Republican Conference and they decided to name Senate Majority Whip Ted Stevens (R-AK) to serve as the new Senate Majority Leader with United States Senator Robert J. Dole (R-KS) serving as the Senate Majority Whip.

TENNESSEE GOVERNOR LAMAR ALEXANDER APPOINTS FORMER TENNESSEE GOVERNOR WINFIELD DUNN TO VICE PRESIDENT BAKER'S US SENATE SEAT

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Back on February 27th, Tennessee Governor Lamar Alexander surprised the public by announcing his appointment of former Tennessee Governor Winfield Dunn to succeed now Vice President Howard Baker as the Volunteer State's new United States Senator. Dunn, who was in attendance at the press conference inside the Tennessee State Capitol Building Complex in downtown Nashville, addressed reporters on being appointed to Baker's US Senate seat and was asked if he'll run in the upcoming November election, Dunn said he will not, preferring to serve out the remainder of Baker's third six-year term which will expire in 1985. Speculation is increasing that Senator Dunn might be plotting a return to the Tennessee Governor's Mansion in 1986 when Governor Alexander's second term will expire on 17 January 1987.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

BREAKING NEWS ALERT: ARIZONA GOVERNOR BRUCE BABBITT REBOUNDS WITH RESOUNDING VICTORY IN THE NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY
*Babbitt wins first-in-the-nation primary in landslide, over-performing the polls.
*Mondale: "This is now a two-person race."
*Sources: Hart to announce "State of the Campaign" tomorrow in Denver.

(New Hampshire Primary)
Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt: 59.73%: Declared Winner
Former US Ambassador to Canada Walter Mondale (D-MN): 31.83%
United States Senator John Glenn (D-OH): 6.83%

*28 February 1984: Despite being behind in pre-primary election polling surveys, Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt smoked the competition in the New Hampshire Primary. Less than sixteen minutes once the polls closed, local radio and television stations already declared Babbitt the winner. "We're at the beginning of quite a long journey of taking back our great country and getting all Americans back to work and fixing the chaos over there in Washington, DC," the Governor addressed jubilant supporters in Concord.

Mondale's campaign emphasized on calling Democrats by telephone; while Babbitt had been aggressive in courting moderate and conservative Democrats including Independents as well as airing television advertising commercials across the entire Granite State; Glenn's campaign had been clogging the airwaves with television campaign commercials, but the famed Astronaut's campaign has been dogged by a movement encouraging moderate Democrats to writing President Bush's name. During the final weekend, Mondale's campaign pollsters told him that his support solid, but having problems gaining new supporters, so Mondale made the disastrous mistake in leaving the Granite State by campaigning in Vermont and Maine instead. Meanwhile, Senator Hart, whose campaign has continued to face aggressive scrutiny following allegations of having sex with young female campaign workers, appeared on CBS "Face the Nation" and predicted his campaign will place into the Top Five in New Hampshire; Glenn, who also appeared on the show, was tentative about his campaign's chances.

Although Mondale hadn't expected to lose New Hampshire so badly, he was seemingly surprised by the shocking results and the magnitude. However, he told his supporters "Ladies and Gentlemen, this is now officially a two-person race," hoping to stop Babbitt's newfound momentum by getting critical wins in Maine and Vermont with hopes of increasing the delegate count.

BREAKING NEWS ALERTS: UNITED STATES SENATOR GARY HART (D-CO) DROPS OUT
*29 February 1984: United States Senator Gary Hart (D-CO) held a "major campaign assessment speech" in Denver, Colorado before an estimated crowd of 3,673: where he confirmed that following discussions with his family, friends, campaign staffers and loyalists, the two-term Democratic United States Senator from the Centennial State, announced that he will indeed by suspending his presidential campaign effective immediately. "We always know that success doesn't come overnight and the road will be long and difficult, but we will ultimately emerge victorious. It's important that Democrats remain united behind a strong candidate in light of the difficult circumstances this year and last year, in order to take back America."

CAMPAIGN 84 UPDATE: BABBITT MOMENTUM CONTINUES WITH WINS IN MAINE AND VERMONT
*6 March 1984: Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt held off former US Ambassador to Canada Walter Mondale in the Maine Caucuses on March 4th, garnering 50.25% of the vote while Mondale garnered 43.59%. In the March 6th, 1984 Vermont Primaries, Babbitt won a whopping landslide victory with 71% of the vote, while Mondale won 23%. The field of Democratic Party presidential candidates consisted of the following: Governor Babbitt, Ambassador Mondale, Reverend Jesse Jackson and United States Senator John Glenn (D-OH) with Super Tuesday coming around the corner on March 13th including an estimated 511 delegates at stake.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

BREAKING NEWS ALERT: GMA NEWS REPORTING PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT FERDINAND MARCOS NEAR DEATH
*Family gathering at longtime Philippine President's bedside according to anonymous sources.
*Filipinos bracing for impending Imelda Marcos Presidency.
*Philippines on extreme high alert: Military personnel troops deployed along with the Philippine Constabulary in preventing massive riots.

*Thursday, 8 March 1984: According to anonymous sources and close inside information slowly leaking to the United Press International, ABS-CBN News, GMA News and other news organizations, whom reported that the health of longtime Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Sr., has taken a deep turn for the worse according to spokesperson from Malacanang Palace.

It's being reported that members of the Marcos family arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii under heavy security and driven to the hospital, where security is massive and many people are wondering what the prospects of a future Philippines without the authoritarian three-term Philippine President will look like for the Republic of the Philippines going forward.

Dan Rather of CBS News reporting live from Manila, mentioned that the prognosis of a possible health recovery is increasingly highly unlikely and that the Marcos family is debating whether to take the President off of life support machines altogether.

Assuming that Marcos dies, he will be replaced by his wife, Philippine First Lady and Vice President Imelda Romualdez Marcos, who would ascend to the Presidency as the 11th President of the Republic of the Philippines, making history as the first female Head of State in the Asian Pacific.

Speculation swirling around a potential coup d'etat from within the Armed Forces of the Philippines if the political situation remains untenable.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

"EYES OF THE WORLD CONVERGING ON THE PHILIPPINES AS MARCOS' DEATH APPEARS IMMINENT"
-Associated Press: 8 March 1984

"DEMOCRATS NEED TO DWINDLE DOWN REMAINING FIELD AND SETTLE ON ONE PERSON: ANALYSIS"
-Chicago Sun Times: 9 March 1984

"THE COUNCIL WARS ESCALATING IN CHICAGO: CAN MAYOR WASHINGTON GET ANY MAJOR INITIATIVES PASSED AND IMPLEMENTED?"
-ABC 7 WLS-TV Chicago: 9 March 1984

"WHAT DOES PRESIDENT BUSH NEED TO DO TO WIN RESOUNDING LANDSLIDE THIS FALL?"
-Boston Globe: 10 March 1984

"FOREIGN POLICY, NATIONAL DEFENSE, BUSHNOMICS, PULBIC SAFETY: MAIN KEY INITIATIVES FOR THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION"
-United Press International: 10 March 1984

"POPE CARLOS I HOSTS ARGENTINE REPUBLIC PRESIDENT RAUL ALFONSIN AT THE APOSTOLIC PALACE IN VATICAN CITY"
-The Buenos Aires Express: 11 March 1984

"LOUISIANANS BRACING FOR HISTORIC THIRD TERM OF EDWIN WASHINGTON EDWARDS AS GOVERNOR IN TOMORROW'S INAUGUARATION"
-CBS 9 WAFB-TV Baton Rouge: 11 March 1984
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[Sergeant Foley]

BREAKING NEWS ALERT: ARIZONA GOVERNOR BRUCE BABBITT DOMINATES SUPER TUESDAY

*(Alabama: 52 Delegates)
Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt: 27%: Declared Winner (23 delegates)
Former US Ambassador to Canada Walter Mondale (D-MN): 20.83% (11 delegates)
United States Senator John Glenn (D-OH): 20.73% (9 delegates)
Reverend Jesse Jackson (D-IL): 19.56% (9 delegates)


*(Florida: 123 Delegates)
Babbitt: 45%: Declared Winner (57 delegates)
Mondale: 29% (36 delegates)
Glenn: 13%
Jackson: 13%

*(Georgia: 84 Delegates)
Babbitt: 67%: Declared Winner (71 delegates)
Mondale: 16% (13 delegates)

*(Massachusetts: 106 Delegates)
Babbitt: 38.43% (52 delegates)
Mondale: 25.13% (41 delegates)

*(Nevada Caucuses)
Babbitt: 52.3%: Declared Winner
Mondale: 37.7%

*(Oklahoma Caucuses)
Babbitt: 41.4%: Declared Winner
Mondale: 39.7%

*(Rhode Island: 26 Delegates)
Babbitt: 53%: Declared Winner (12 delegates)
Mondale: 45% (12 delegates)

*(Washington Caucuses: 66 Delegates)
Babbitt (34 delegates): Declared Winner
Mondale (31 delegates)

*Tuesday, 13 March 1984: Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt continued his march to the Democratic Party presidential nomination after dominating all of the States' primaries and caucuses, which were up during Super Tuesday Sweepstakes. Governor Babbitt told his supporters: "We're getting closer to clinching this nomination and sending President Bush back to Texas, where he belongs. It's time for America to have a President who represents the interests of the American people again."

 

[Sergeant Foley]

BREAKING NEWS ALERT: LONGTIME PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT FERDINAND MARCOS, SR., DEAD FROM CARDIAC ARREST AT THE AGE OF 66: GMA NEWS, ABS-CBN NEWS, UPI, ASSOCIATED PRESS, ETC.,
*Vice President and First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos ascends to the Presidency; takes the Oath of Office as the 11th President of the Republic of the Philippines.
*The Philippines in full nationwide mourning.
*Condolences from foreign Heads of State and Heads of Government.

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*Tuesday, 13 March 1984: Longtime Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Sr., passed away at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii surrounded by his family following a long battle with heart, lung and kidney ailments. He was 66 years old.

Eugene Tiwakaka, the spokesperson of the Saint Francis Medical Center, announced that President Marcos died of cardiac arrest shortly after midnight. The three-term Philippine President had been hospitalized for nearly three months, often comatose.

The President's death was announced early Tuesday morning by his son, Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., who emerged from the hospital's intensive care unit following the reciting of the rosary at his father's bedside along with his mother and sister, Irene Araneta. "God has taken this great man from our midst to a better place," Marcos, Jr., said during a press conference. "Hopefully, friends and detractors alike will look beyond the man to see what he stood for. His vision, his compassion, and his love for our great country."

Following her swearing-in ceremony as the 11th President of the Republic of the Philippines, Philippine President Imelda Romualdez Marcos delivered a special address to the Filipino people: "The President will never leave my heart and will never die as far as I'm concerned. He will always be there. In fact, he will be all the time, in spirit of course, but when you have become so intimately involved with another human being, there can be never a separation again."

COMING UP IN THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC: Highlights of the State Funeral festivities in Manila

 

[Sergeant Foley]

HIGHLIGHTS: STATE FUNERAL FESTIVITIES OF PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT FERDINAND EMMANUEL EDRALIN MARCOS, SR.,

Lying in Repose at the Saint William Cathedral in Laoag City, Philippines during the week of March 16th to March 19th. ​

From the morning of March 16th until the afternoon of March 19th, the body of the late Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Sr., laid in repose at the Saint William Cathedral in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines: where approximately 373,000+ people paid their respects to him. Several Marcos administration officials and Cabinet Secretaries hosted a special memorial service for the three-term Philippine President. Later in the afternoon hours of March 19th, Marcos' flag-draped casket was placed aboard Philippine Air Force One and flew to Villamor Air Base, where Arrival Honors festivites took place, being rendered for the late Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Soon afterwards, the procession drove all the way to Malacanang Palace, where the pallbearers consisted of the Armed Forces of the Philippines military branches personnel carried the President's flag-draped casket inside the Kalayaan Hall, where hundreds to thousands lined up the streets in paying their respects to the man, who guided the Philippines throughout most of the 1960s, 1970s and early part of the 1980s.

On the morning of March 23rd, the State Funeral Service was held inside of the Manila Cathedral in Marcos, Sr's honor. The main speaker was Jaime Cardinal Sin, the Archbishop of Manila. Philippine President Imelda Romualdez Marcos also spoke a few words honoring her husband. Several political leaders from all over the Philippines including across the world attended the State Funeral as did actors, actresses, businesspeople, professional sports athletes, other rank-and-file individuals including foreign diplomats from the Diplomatic Corps. Many of the foregin Heads of State and Heads of Government also had an opportunity to meet with President Marcos during special Courtesy Call at Malacanang Palace, including US Vice President Howard Baker;British Prime Minister Geoffrey Howe; French President Francois Mitterrand; former Philippine Presidents Diosdado Macapagal was the only living former President to attend. Following the three-hour State Funeral Service, a small circle of family, friends, former colleagues inclduing several foreign dignitaries and Foreign Heads of State and Heads of Government, among them, Mexican President General Oscar Robles; Chilean President Captain General Augusto Pinochet; Brazilian President Joao Figueiredo, were in attendance when Marcos, Sr., was laid to rest with full military honors at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City, Philippines which included the loud thundering 21 Cannon Salute by the Philippine Army's Salute Battery Unit and special flyover from the Philippine Air Force.

 

[Red_Tornado]

What did they know ?
When did you know it?
Howard Baker is a good v.p. pick.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

What did they know ?
When did you know it?
Howard Baker is a good v.p. pick.

Fair Warning: Chapter 19 will be super LONG

 

[Sergeant Foley]

BREAKING NEWS ALERT: FORMER US AMBASSADOR TO CANADA WALTER MONDALE REBOUNDS WITH CRITICAL VICTORIES IN DELAWARE AND NORTH DAKOTA CAUCUSES

*(Delaware Caucuses: 18 Delegates)
Mondale (13 delegates): Declared Winner
Babbitt (5 delegates)

*(North Dakota Caucuses: 12 Delegates)
Mondale (8 delegates): Declared Winner
Babbitt (4 delegates)

*14 March 1984: Former US Ambassador to Canada Walter Mondale rebounded from his drubbing on Super Tuesday to securing victories in the Delaware Caucuses and North Dakota Caucuses respectively, bringing him 23 total delegates in both States. However, Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt is seen by political analysts and observers as the favorite for the Democratic Party presidential nomination because of his Super Tuesday dominance this week.

ARIZONA GOVERNOR BRUCE BABBITT WINS ALASKA CAUCUSES
*(Alaska Caucuses)
Babbitt: 43%: Declared Winner
Mondale: 30%
Jackson: 10%
Uncommitted: 15%
*15 March 1984: Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt won the Alaska Caucuses very decisively trouncing Ambassador Mondale and Mr. Jackson. This was the first step in determining eleven out of the Last Frontier State's 14 delegates to the 1984 Democratic Party National Convention in San Francisco, California set for this Summer. "Nobody knew who Governor Babbitt was less than a year ago," said Dianne O'Connell, chairwoman of the Alaska Democratic Party. O'Connell also said that Mondale had widespread, but very soft support due to the recent primary results in other States; She also said Babbitt quickly caught the attention of Alaska Democrats with his decisive victories in New Hampshire including sweeping on Super Tuesday.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

BREAKING NEWS ALERT: SPLIT VICTORIES BETWEEN BABBITT, MONDALE, JACKSON
17 March-18 March 1984

*(Arkansas Caucuses: 42 Delegates)
Mondale (24 delegates): Declared Winner
Babbitt (9 delegates)
Jackson (7 delegates)

*(Latin American Democrats Caucuses)
Babbitt (9 delegates)
Jackson (7 delegates)
Mondale (1 delegate)

*(Michigan Caucuses: 155 Delegates)
Mondale (95 delegates): Declared Winner
Babbitt (49 delegates)
Jackson (9 delegates)

*(Mississippi Caucuses: 43 Delegates)
Mondale (23 delegates): Declared Winner
Jackson (12 delegates)
Babbitt (4 delegates)

*(Panama Canal Zone: 3 Delegates)
Uncommitted: (3 delegates)

*(South Carolina Caucuses: 43 Delegates)
Jackson (16 delegates): Declared Winner
Mondale (15 delegates)
Babbitt (7 delegates)

*(Puerto Rico Caucuses: 53 Delegates)
Mondale (53 delegates): Declared Winner

 

[Sergeant Foley]

BREAKING NEWS ALERT: MONDALE SWEEPS ILLINOIS, MINNESOTA, KANSAS, VIRGINIA
*20 March-26 March 1984

*(Illinois: 194 Delegates)
Mondale (114 delegates): Declared Winner
Babbitt (42 delegates)
Jackson (6 delegates)

*(Minnesota Caucuses: 78 Delegates)
Mondale (51 delegates): Declared Winner
Babbitt (3 delegates)
Jackson (2 delegates)

*(Kansas Caucuses: 44 Delegates)
Mondale (24 delegates): Declared Winner
Babbitt (16 delegates)

*(Virginia Caucuses: 78 Delegates)
Mondale (31 delegates)
Jackson (22 delegates)
Babbitt (13 delegates)

 

[Sergeant Foley]

CAMPAIGN 84 BREAKING NEWS ALERT: JACKSON, GLENN BOTH CONTINUING CAMPAIGNS UP UNTIL AT LEAST MAY

The Reverend Jesse Jackson and United States Senator John Glenn (D-OH) have seen their respective campaigns for the 1984 Democratic Party presidential nomination undergoing downhill slides lately in the past few months because of the oxygen being sucked up by both Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt and former US Ambassador to Canada Walter Mondale, where it's possible that both Mondale and Babbitt might go into the Democratic Party National Convention tied with delegates this upcoming Summer. However, when asked if either will drop out of the race, Jackson and Glenn both refused to do so, pledging to continuing their respective campaigns until at last early May.

BABBITT REBOUNDS WITH SWEEPS IN MONTANA, CONNECTICUT, OKLAHOMA, WISCONSIN PRIMARY
*25 March-3 April 1984

*(Montana Caucuses: 20 Delegates)
Babbitt (13 delegates): Declared Winner
Mondale (3 delegates)

*(Connecticut: 60 Delegates)
Babbitt (36 delegates): Declared Winner
Mondale (23 delegates)
Jackson (1 delegate)

*(Oklahoma County Convention)
Babbitt 50.8%: Declared Winner
Mondale: 41.1%

*(Wisconsin Primary)
Babbitt: 282,435 (44.42%): Declared Winner
Mondale: 261,374 (41.11%)

 

[Sergeant Foley]

CAMPAIGN 84 HIGHLIGHTS: SPLIT WINNERS IN PRIMARIES AND CAUCUSES
3 April-24 April 1984

*(New York State: 285 Delegates)
Mondale (155 delegates): Declared Winner
Babbitt (77 delegates)
Jackson (51 delegates)

*(Louisiana Caucuses: 69 Delegates)
Jackson (24 delegates): Declared Winner
Babbitt (21 delegates)
Mondale (16 delegates)

*(Wisconsin Caucuses)
Mondale: 1,419: Declared Winner
Babbitt: 952
Jackson: 86

*(Iowa County Conventions)
Mondale: 1,654: Declared Winner
Babbitt: 949
Jackson: 36

*(Pennsylvania: 117 Delegates)
Mondale (81 delegates): Declared Winner
Jackson (16 delegates)
Babbitt (14 delegates)

*(Oklahoma District Conventions: 29 Delegates)
Babbitt (16 delegates): Declared Winner
Mondale (13 delegates)

*(Arizona Caucuses: 40 Delegates)
Mondale (40 delegates): Declared Winner

*(New Hampshire Convention: 8 Delegates)
Babbitt (3 delegates)
Mondale (3 delegates)

*(Utah Caucuses: 24 Delegates)
Babbitt (14 delegates): Declared Winner
Mondale (4 delegates)

*(Missouri Caucuses: 83 Delegates)
Mondale (53 delegates): Declared Winner
Jackson (15 delegates)
Babbitt (9 delegates)

*(Vermont Caucuses)
Babbitt: 691: Declared Winner
Mondale: 431
Jackson: 215

*(Guam Caucuses: 7 Delegates)
Mondale: 6.25%: Declared Winner
Babbitt: 0.75%

 

[Sergeant Foley]

BREAKING NEWS ALERT: REVEREND JESSE JACKSON SUSPENDS CAMPAIGN FOLLOWING VICTORY IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PRIMARY; PLEDGES TO FORCE CHANGES INTO PARTY PLATFORM FOR UPCOMING NATIONAL CONVENTION THIS SUMMER

CAMPAIGN 84 HIGHLIGHTS FROM PRIMARIES AND CAUCUSES
*1 May-13 May 1984
*(District of Columbia: 16 Delegates)
Jackson (12 delegates): Declared Winner****** (dropped out afterwards)
Mondale (4 delegates)

*(Tennessee: 76 Delegates)
Mondale (35 delegates): Declared Winner
Babbitt (21 delegates)
Jackson (15 delegates)

*(Iowa District Conventions: 34 Delegates)
Mondale (20 delegates): Declared Winner
Babbitt (13 delegates)

*(Wisconsin Congressional District Caucuses: 53 Delegates)
Mondale (31 delegates): Declared Winner
Babbitt (17 delegates)
Jackson (5 delegates: dropped out)

*(Texas: 186 Delegates)
Mondale (100 delegates): Declared Winner
Babbitt (38 delegates)
Jackson (30 delegates: dropped out)

*(Maine Convention: 27 Delegates)
Babbitt (13 delegates): Declared Winner
Mondale (12 delegates)

*(Oklahoma State Convention: 18 Delegates)
Babbitt (12 delegates): Declared Winner
Mondale (6 delegates)

*(Nevada Convention: 17 Delegates)
Babbitt (11 delegates): Declared Winner
Mondale (6 delegates)

*(Colorado Caucuses: 48 Delegates)
Babbitt (48 delegates): Declared Winner

*(Indiana: 80 Delegates)
Babbitt (38 delegates)
Mondale (31 delegates)
Glenn (7 delegates)

*(Maryland: 70 Delegates)
Babbitt (47 delegates): Declared Winner
Mondale (17 delegates)
Glenn (3 delegates)

*(North Carolina: 80 Delegates)
Babbitt (47 delegates): Declared Winner
Mondale (18 delegates)
Glenn (14 delegates)

BREAKING NEWS ALERT: UNITED STATES SENATOR JOHN GLENN (D-OH) DROPS BOMBSHELL: DROPPING OUT OF THE 1984 DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION RACE DESPITE OVERWHELMING LANDSLIDE VICTORY IN HOME STATE PRIMARY; ENDORSING ARIZONA GOVERNOR BRUCE BABBITT FOR THE NOMINATION

*(Ohio: 176 Delegates)
Glenn (176 delegates): Declared Winner ******(Dropped out)

*(Alaska Convention: 11 Delegates)
Mondale (6 delegates): Declared Winner
Babbitt (5 delegates)

*(Nebraska: 24 Delegates)
Babbitt (16 delegates): Declared Winner
Mondale (8 delegates)

*(Oregon: 47 Delegates)
Babbitt (29 delegates): Declared Winner
Mondale (18 delegates)

*(American Samoa Caucuses: 6 Delegates)
Mondale (6 delegates): Declared Winner

*(Idaho: 20 Delegates)
Babbitt (11 delegates): Declared Winner
Mondale (6 delegates)

*(Hawaii Convention: 19 Delegates)
Babbitt (6 delegates): Declared Winner

*(Vermont Convention: 17 Delegates)
Babbitt (11 delegates): Declared Winner
Mondale (5 delegates)

*(Wisconsin At-Large Delegates: 18 Delegates)
Mondale (5 delegates): Declared Winner
Babbitt (2 delegates)

 

[Sergeant Foley]

CAMPAIGN 84 HIGHLIGHTS: CLOSE-OUT OF THE 1984 DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY SEASON
*2 June-9 June 1984

*(Pennsylvania: 55 Delegates)
Mondale (55 delegates): Declared Winner

*(California: 333 Delegates)
Babbitt (237 delegates): Declared Winner
Mondale (91 delegates)

*(New Jersey: 114 Delegates)
Babbitt (99 delegates): Declared Winner
Mondale (15 delegates)

*(New Mexico: 27 Delegates)
Babbitt (14 delegates): Declared Winner
Mondale (13 delegates)

*(South Dakota: 17 Delegates)
Babbitt (9 delegates): Declared Winner
Mondale (7 delegates)

*(West Virginia: 35 Delegates)
Babbitt: 51.91% (22 delegates): Declared Winner
Mondale: 38.19% (13 delegates)

*(Iowa Conventions: 24 Delegates)
Mondale (15 delegates): Declared Winner
Babbitt (7 delegates)