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Trustees of Howard University, the historically black institution of higher learning in
Washington, DC. Atwater was forced to abandon this outrageous candidacy by a mass
mobilization of the Howard students.
Some months later, Atwater was found to be suffering from a malignant brain cancer. It
is rumored around Washington that Atwater in his final days became a convert to Roman
Catholicism and expressed repentance for many of the deeds he performed during his
political career. It appears certain that he personally apologized to some of the candidates
whom he had vilified during the course of various political campaigns. When Atwater
died in April, 1991 at the age of 40, it was widely rumored in Washington that he had
expressed the deepest remorse for having contributed to the creation of the Bush
administration.
NOTES:
1. Jack W. Germond and Jules Witcover, Wake Us When It's Over: The Presidential Politics of 1984 (New
York, 1985), p. 489.
2. Joseph Kraft, "The Real George Bush," Washington Post, October 18, 1984.
3. Wake Us When It's Over, p. 522.
4. George Will column, January 30, 1986, in Will, The Morning After, p. 254.
5. Philip Geylin, "Makings of a Success in Africa," Washington Post, December 10, 1982.
6. "Bush Makes Few Waves at Home, Creates Big Splash in Sandinavia," Washington Post, July 12, 1983.
7. "Bush Ends Trip to Subcontinent With US Ties Largely Unaltered," Washington Post, May 19, 1984.
8. "Globe-Spanning Mission Strengthens Bush for '88," Washington Post, March 24, 1985.
9. See Sara Diamond, Spiritual Warfare, pp. 72 and 254.
10. Jack Anderson and Dale Van Atta, "Bush's Day at the Helm," Washington Post, January 27, 1988.
11. "Bush is Counseled to Look Sharp Tuesday," Washington Post, January 26, 1986.
12. Maxine Cheshire,"VIP," Washington Post, April 25, 1981.
13. Jack Anderson and Dale Van Atta, "Bush Waits and Hopes for Reagan Nod," Washington Post, August
18, 1986.
14. "Reagan Won't Cite Issues Bush Affected," Washington Post, September 12, 1987.
15. Jack W. Germond and Jules Witcover, Whose Borad Stripes and Bright Stars: The Trivial Pursuit of the
Presidency, 1988 (New York, 1989), p. 156.