1984 Democratic National Convention
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The 1984 National Convention of the U.S. Democratic Party was held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California from July 16 to July 19, 1984, to select a candidate for the 1984 United States presidential election. At the convention Walter Mondale was nominated for President and Geraldine Ferraro for Vice President. Ferraro became the first woman to be nominated by either party for the Presidency or Vice-Presidency. In another first, the 1984 Democratic Convention was chaired by the female governor of Kentucky, Martha Layne Collins.[1]
The tally for President was:
- Walter F. Mondale 2191
- Gary W. Hart 1200
- The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson 485
- Thomas F. Eagleton 18
- George S. McGovern 4
- John H. Glenn Jr. 2
- Joseph Biden 1
- Martha Kirkland 1
New York Governor Mario Cuomo gave a well-received keynote speech. The speech is available online at American Rhetoric's top 100 speeches, number eleven. Mondale's major rivals for the nomination, Senator Hart and Rev. Jackson also gave speeches.
In his acceptance speech on July 19, Walter Mondale alleged that President Reagan and his policies were unfair to the middle class and the poor. Stressing that his policies would be better for most Americans, Mondale stated, in what many have considered to be "political suicide", "Mr. Reagan, will raise taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did." He went on to say that his tax policy would be fairer and not "sock it to the average-income families once again."
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Democratic National Conventions | Succeeded by 1988 |
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