At twenty-three and still in law school , Brun was one of the youngest delegates to the 1976 Republican National Convention , which met in Kansas City , Missouri . Like the majority of the Louisiana delegates , Brun was committed to the insurgent challenge of former Governor Ronald W. Reagan of California . When Reagan 's intraparty rival , U.S. President Gerald R. Ford , Jr. , narrowly won the GOP nomination , Brun agreed to support the party ticket , although with little enthusiasm
1976 Republican National Convention
1976 Republican National Convention
Roy Brun