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Source: NYT op ed page

Roundup: Talking About History

9-4-08

Recollections from Republicans on past conventions and vice-president selection process

Dan in Real Life
By Craig Fuller

And the Party Blinked
By Bay Buchanan

Reagan's Midnight Ride
By Edwin J. Meese III

The Quiet Man
By Victoria Clarke

Read entire article at NYT op ed page