In 1972 , Mills was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach , Florida , in which she joined the unanimous Arkansas members in ratifying the renomination of the Nixon-Agnew ticket . Eight years later , she committed initially to Nixon 's former treasury secretary , John Connally , before finally joining her Arkansas delegation to support the Reagan-Bush ticket , which prevailed in Arkansas . The original Arkansas count had been seven for Reagan , four for U.S. Senator Howard Baker , Jr. , of Tennessee , two for Bush , five uncommitted , and Mills ' backing of Connally . Along with Mills , the Arkansas delegation at the 1980 convention , which met in Detroit , Michigan , included U.S. Representatives John Paul Hammerschmidt and Edwin R. Bethune , party chairman Lynn Lowe , national committeeman Harlan " Bo " Holleman , and party legal counsel James Burnett
1980 convention
1980 Republican National Convention
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