Evans was seriously considered for the Republican vice presidential nomination on the ticket with Gerald Ford in 1976 ( but lost out to Bob Dole ) ; Richard Nixon in 1968 had also hinted at a possible Evans nomination for the vice presidency .
Evans was seriously considered for the Republican vice presidential nomination on the ticket with Gerald Ford in 1976 ( but lost out to Bob Dole ) . Richard Nixon in 1968 had also hinted at a possible Evans nomination for the vice presidency .