Lt. General Colin Powell, the National Security Adviser, has been suggested as a possible running mate for Vice President George Bush by a newspaper column and some federal government officials. The column, published in Sunday's edition of USA Today, said Powell is "widely regarded as one of America's most respected military leaders" who would be an ideal vice presidential candidate. The most recent thing Powell has said about his future was in a speech on July 19 in Los Angeles. He said he expected "to go back to a nice quiet foxhole where I can serve my country in a more comfortable and perhaps less exposed position."
Lt. General Colin Powell, the National Security Adviser, has been suggested as a possible running mate for Vice President George Bush by a newspaper column and some federal government officials. Powell, on at least two occasions, when reporters were questioning the President and then the Secretary of Defense, made no comment about his prospects. The most recent thing Powell has said about his future was in a speech on July 19 in Los Angeles. He said he expected "to go back to a nice quiet foxhole where I can serve my country in a more comfortable and perhaps less exposed position."