Meanwhile back in the White House
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November 4th, 1980
9:37 PM EST
White House
Executive Residence (3rd Floor)
Washington, DC
President Jerry Brown & his wife, First Lady Linda Ronstadt Brown watched the election results on ABC News inside the private quarters of the Executive Residence on the 3rd floor of the White House.
Brown had been reflecting on many of the accomplishments of his administration & was wondering if many of his policies would remain intact by whomever his successor would be. It didn't surprise him that FL went for Reagan considering that four years ago in 1976, Brown lost the Sunshine State to Brooke due to open hostility from conservative Cuban Americans because of leaked memos detailing Brown's controversial foreign policy proposal of opening up diplomatic relations with Cuba.
At the age of 42, Brown was facing lame-duck status by leaving office as one of the youngest former Presidents ever. Upon the shocking bombshell announcement he made in October 1978, when Brown confirmed he wouldn't be seeking reelection to a second term in 1980. Critics claimed Brown chose not to seek reelection because head-to-head polling surveys showed him losing badly to Governor Reagan.
When PA flipped to Reagan, Brown sighed to himself "I am going to be facing a full fledged lame-duck status and I don't know what to do once January 20th, 1981 comes. There's an option of venturing into the private sector. Senator Hayward suggested that I consider campaigning for the United States Senate in 1982 against Hayakawa and I will at least think about it."
However, Linda on the other hand, was secrerly happily eager of leaving the isolated White House & making plans of resuming her music career once she & Jerry leave the White House on January 20th, 1981. While she was proud of the things she did as First Lady of the United States, Linda wanted to be doing something else in her life: Music!
While Linda went to the bathroom to take a shower, Jerry remained in the living room of the private family quarters & watched the election results when ABC News began to make a projection on TX: the Lone Star State, which made him the 40th President of the United States in 1976......
9:37 PM EST
White House
Executive Residence (3rd Floor)
Washington, DC
President Jerry Brown & his wife, First Lady Linda Ronstadt Brown watched the election results on ABC News inside the private quarters of the Executive Residence on the 3rd floor of the White House.
Brown had been reflecting on many of the accomplishments of his administration & was wondering if many of his policies would remain intact by whomever his successor would be. It didn't surprise him that FL went for Reagan considering that four years ago in 1976, Brown lost the Sunshine State to Brooke due to open hostility from conservative Cuban Americans because of leaked memos detailing Brown's controversial foreign policy proposal of opening up diplomatic relations with Cuba.
At the age of 42, Brown was facing lame-duck status by leaving office as one of the youngest former Presidents ever. Upon the shocking bombshell announcement he made in October 1978, when Brown confirmed he wouldn't be seeking reelection to a second term in 1980. Critics claimed Brown chose not to seek reelection because head-to-head polling surveys showed him losing badly to Governor Reagan.
When PA flipped to Reagan, Brown sighed to himself "I am going to be facing a full fledged lame-duck status and I don't know what to do once January 20th, 1981 comes. There's an option of venturing into the private sector. Senator Hayward suggested that I consider campaigning for the United States Senate in 1982 against Hayakawa and I will at least think about it."
However, Linda on the other hand, was secrerly happily eager of leaving the isolated White House & making plans of resuming her music career once she & Jerry leave the White House on January 20th, 1981. While she was proud of the things she did as First Lady of the United States, Linda wanted to be doing something else in her life: Music!
While Linda went to the bathroom to take a shower, Jerry remained in the living room of the private family quarters & watched the election results when ABC News began to make a projection on TX: the Lone Star State, which made him the 40th President of the United States in 1976......