▁Pres c ott ▁Bush ▁by ▁defe ating ▁Republican ▁nom ine e ▁Hor ace ▁Se ely - B rown ▁with ▁ 5 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote , ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁from ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁until ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁Initial ly ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁Ly nd on ▁B . ▁Johnson ' s ▁programs , ▁Rib ico ff ▁eventually ▁turned ▁against ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁and ▁the ▁president ' s ▁management ▁of ▁it , ▁bel ieving ▁that ▁it ▁dra ined ▁badly ▁needed ▁resources ▁away ▁from ▁domestic ▁programs . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁Rib ico ff ▁al lied ▁with ▁consumer ▁advoc ate ▁Ralph ▁N ader ▁in ▁creating ▁the ▁Motor ▁Ve h icle ▁Highway ▁Saf ety ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁which ▁created ▁the ▁National ▁Highway ▁Tra ffic ▁Saf ety ▁Administration . ▁The ▁ag ency ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁many ▁new ▁safety ▁standards ▁on ▁cars . ▁These ▁standards ▁were ▁question able ▁because ▁up ▁until ▁then , ▁the ▁emphas is ▁had ▁always ▁been ▁put ▁on ▁the ▁driver . ▁In ▁response , ▁Rib ico ff ▁stated ▁that : The ▁driver ▁has ▁many ▁fault s . ▁He ▁is ▁neg lig ent ; ▁he ▁is ▁care less ; ▁he ▁is ▁reck less . ▁We ▁understand ▁that ... ▁I ▁think ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁mill en ni um ▁if ▁you ▁will ▁ever ▁get ▁a ▁situation ▁where ▁the ▁millions ▁and ▁millions ▁of ▁drivers ▁will ▁all ▁be ▁perfect . ▁They ▁will ▁always ▁be ▁making ▁errors