Reagan Withholds Endorsement
Associated Press
WASHINGTON —
President Reagan congratulated George Bush today for clinching the Republican presidential nomination but stopped short of a public endorsement.
At the White House, Reagan said he was leaning toward endorsing Bush, but he said “let us see” when pressed by reporters to say when he would formally embrace Bush’s candidacy.
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