#john connally

[politicalrpf]

LBJ on election night 1964.

[pedroam-bang]

JFK (1991)

[joansiesbeloved]

JFK and Jackie during their visit to San Antonio, Texas. Circa, November 21st, 1963.

[gracie-bird]

Princess Grace arrives at San Antonio International Airport (Texas), where she is received by her husband, Prince Rainier, (and a crowd of 650 people waiting in the rain) on September 23, 1968, for a visit includying trips to the Alamo and HemisFair and a fashion gala at St. Anthony Hotel.

At the airport, the princely couple were welcomed by members of the Chamber of Commerce red carpet committee, Gov. John Connally and several HemisFair officials.

[deadpresidents]

I know this is a big what if but if Nixon hadn't had Watergate who do you think he would have wanted to succeed him after his second term since it obviously wasn't Agnew

Nixon very much wanted John Connally to be his successor. Connally was the former Governor of Texas best known for also being shot in Dallas when JFK was assassinated. He was a Democrat and a longtime protege of LBJ, but he switched parties after LBJ died in January 1973 and Nixon thought the world of him. Even before switching parties, Connally had served as Secretary of the Treasury for about 18 months during Nixon's first term and then led a "Democrats for Nixon" group during the 1972 election. Considering the fact that Nixon won 49 of the 50 states, Connally's group probably helped with the landslide.

When Agnew resigned as Vice President in 1973 because of his own corruption charges, Nixon badly wanted to nominate Connally as his VP. However, the fact that Connally had just recently switched parties made it highly unlikely that Democrats in Congress would vote to confirm Connally as Vice President. And since Nixon in a heap of trouble himself at that point it was pretty clear that Nixon's new Vice President could very likely assume the Presidency in the near future. Connally undoubtedly had Presidential ambitions, so that was also a strike against his chances of becoming VP since that would have given him an inside track for the 1976 election.

Even without being appointed to the Vice Presidency, Connally probably would have been a strong candidate for the Presidency in 1976, however he ended up ensnared in his own scandal. Just a few weeks before Nixon was forced to resign as President, Connally was indicted on bribery, perjury, and obstruction of justice charges. He was ultimately acquitted, but it sidetracked his political career and he couldn't gain any traction when he sought the GOP nomination for President in 1980. But if Richard Nixon could have had his way, John Connally likely would have replaced Spiro Agnew as his Vice President and been Nixon's successor as President.

[politicaldilfs]

Texas Governor DILFs (Blue Edition)

I often see comments about Republican politicians being hotter than Democratic politicians in my feed. And while I'm not here to weigh in on that debate, I will just say that Texas had a lengthy string of DILF governors when it was a blue state.

P.S. Be sure and stay tuned for the Red Edition! You didn't think I'd forget about Dubya did ya?

P.P.S. The man in the last picture is Governor Pappy O'Daniel, who was portrayed by Charles Durning in the film O Brother, Where Art Thou? Just a tidbit for all the Durning fans in my orbit!

[daddies-i-love]

John Connally

[graceandfamily]

Arrive For Fashion Gala: Top dignitaries arriving for the fashion gala in San Antonio Thursday night, posed for photographers as they arrived. Left to right are Count Charles De Chambrun, Mrs. John B. Connally, Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace of Monaco; Governor John Connally and Countess De Chambrun. Photo is dated 09-26-1968.