 Just one week before the 2000 Republican National Convention was to be held in Philadelphia, campaign sources said that Dick Cheney, the man charged with leading the selection process for the nominee, had recommended Danforth to Bush for the position.However, despite growing speculation that Danforth was Bush's final pick, Bush selected Cheney himself for the position.Bush wrote in his autobiography "Decision Points" that Danforth would have been his choice if Cheney did not accept.