Mr. Ridge has a real chance for the vice-presidential slot, while Mr. Casey would get even less a hearing today than he did in 1992.

In addition to the vice-presidential slot, Reagan said, "Ford wants Kissinger as secretary of state and Greenspan at treasury."

Mr. Pachachi himself is a leading contender for one of the two vice-presidential slots.

These qualities made him a favorite for the vice-presidential slot.

Election for an eighth vice-presidential slot would be held later.

In 1968, Faubus was among five people considered for the vice-presidential slot of third-party presidential candidate George Wallace.

That leaves eight new vice-presidential slots at the bottom of the two new organizational charts.

Failure Called a 'Certainty' But it does not take long, he said, before the pool of available new investors for the vice-presidential slots dries up.

But he's going to wait until '96 to get into national politics . . . and that won't be for a vice-presidential slot.

Despite Chotiner's maneuvering for Nixon, the senator was still uncertain if he should take the vice-presidential slot if offered.