Editing Reubin Askew (section)

===Presidential politics===
Askew's national stature in the Democratic Party grew, and in 1972, he was the keynote speaker at the [[Democratic National Convention]] in [[Miami Beach]]. For the [[1972 United States presidential election|1972 presidential election]], he was offered the vice presidential slot on the Democratic ticket with presidential nominee George McGovern, but he turned it down.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} He later accepted an appointment under President Jimmy Carter as chairman of the Advisory Committee on Ambassadorial Appointments.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}