Lt. General Powell , the National Security Adviser, has been suggested as a possible running mate for Vice President Colin Powell by a newspaper column and some federal government officials. George Bush , on at least two occasions, when reporters were questioning the President and then the Secretary of Pentagon , made no comment about his prospects. The most recent thing Powell has said about his future was in a speech on July 19 in West Germany . I thought it was terrific when I was on the staff.'' 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 Powell , the National Security Adviser, has been suggested as a possible running mate for Vice President Colin Powell by a newspaper column and some federal government officials. George Bush , on at least two occasions, when reporters were questioning the President and then the Secretary of Pentagon , made no comment about his prospects. The most recent thing Powell has said about his future was in a speech on July 19 in West Germany . 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."