Senator from Texas(Class 1) 1964, 1970

Succeeded byAlan Steelman

Preceded byEverett DirksenGerald Ford

Response to the State of the Union address 1968        Served alongside: Howard Baker, Peter Dominick, Gerald Ford, Robert Griffin, Thomas Kuchel, Mel Laird, Bob Mathias, George Murphy, Dick Poff, Chuck Percy, Al Quie, Charlotte Reid, Hugh Scott, Bill Steiger, John Tower

VacantTitle next held byDonald Fraser, Scoop Jackson, Mike Mansfield, John McCormack, Patsy Mink, Ed Muskie, Bill Proxmire

Preceded byBob Dole

Chair of the Republican National Committee 1973–1974

Succeeded byMary Louise Smith

Republican nominee for Vice President of the United States 1980, 1984

Succeeded byDan Quayle

Preceded byRonald Reagan

Republican nominee for President of the United States 1988, 1992

Succeeded byBob Dole

U.S. House of Representatives

Preceded byJohn Dowdy

Member of the U.S. House of Representativesfrom Texas's 7th congressional district 1967–1971

Succeeded byWilliam Reynolds Archer Jr

Diplomatic posts

Preceded byCharles Yost

United States Ambassador to the United Nations 1971–1973

Succeeded byJohn A. Scali

Preceded byColin Crowe

President of the United Nations Security Council May 1972

Succeeded byLazar Mojsov

Government offices

Preceded byWilliam Colby

Director of Central Intelligence 1976–1977

Succeeded byStansfield Turner

Political offices

Preceded byWalter Mondale

Vice President of the United States 1981–1989

Succeeded byDan Quayle

Preceded byRonald Reagan

President of the United States 1989–1993

Succeeded byBill Clinton

Awards and achievements

Preceded byRudy Giuliani

Recipient of the Ronald Reagan Freedom Award 2007

Succeeded byNatan Sharansky

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