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Democratic National Convention - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The primary goal of the Democratic National Convention is to nominate and confirm a candidate for President and Vice President, adopt a comprehensive party platform and unify the party. The most historically notable--and tumultuous--convention of recent memory was the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, which was fraught with highly emotional battles between conventioneers and Vietnam war protesters and a notable outburst by Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley. Featured at the Democratic National Convention are speeches by prominent party figures. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Democratic_National_Convention   (925 words)

Democratic Party (United States) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The National Democratic Institute, an organization with ties to the party, is registered as a cooperating organization with the Liberal International. Civil libertarians also often support the Democratic Party because its positions on such issues as civil rights and separation of church and state are more closely aligned to their own than the positions of the Republican Party, and because the Democrats' economic agenda may be more appealing to them than that of the Libertarian Party. The Democratic Freedom Caucus is an organized group of this faction. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Democratic_Party   (8304 words)

1968 Democratic National Convention - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The 1968 National Convention of the U.S. Democratic Party was held in Chicago, Illinois from August 26 to August 29, 1968, for the purposes of choosing the Democratic nominee for the 1968 U.S. presidential election. The confusion of the convention, and the unhappiness of many liberals with the outcome, led the Democrats to begin reforms of their nominating process, increasing the role of primaries and decreasing the power of party delegates in the selection process. Instead, he celebrated it privately with his family at his ranch in Texas, possibly to avoid the violence at the convention. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1968_Democratic_National_Convention   (592 words)

CNN/AllPolitics.com - Election 2000 - The Democratic National Convention The convention approves a compromise crafted by Minnesota Sen. Hubert Humphrey which seats the Mississippi regulars in exchange for a written pledge to back the national ticket and a decision that, in all future conventions, delegations from states that allow racial discrimination in voting will not be recognized. While the Republican convention has delegates from several Southern states, there are no delegates present from the seceded Southern states at the Democratic convention. As in Charleston, the Baltimore convention is disrupted by a delegate walkout. www.cnn.com /ELECTION/2000/conventions/democratic/features/convention.history   (3342 words)

2004 Democratic National Convention - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ohio Delegation to the 2004 Democratic National Convention Defining moments of the 2004 Democratic National Convention included the featured keynote speech of Barack Obama, a Honolulu native and candidate for the United States Senate from Illinois, and the confirmation of the nomination of John Kerry as the candidate for President and of John Edwards as the candidate for Vice President. Democratic National Convention delegates voted the president and senator as the most popular Democrats in the United States. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2004_Democratic_National_Convention   (3778 words)

Democratic National Convention - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The primary goal of the Democratic National Convention is to nominate and confirm a candidate for President and Vice President, adopt a comprehensive party platform and unify the party. The Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years administered by the Democratic National Committee of the United States Democratic Party. That convention itself was one of the most bizarre in American history, with sessions beginning in the early evening and lasting until sunrise the next morning, and outside political activists gaining influence at the expense of elected officials and core Democratic constituencies such as organized labor. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Democratic_National_Convention   (846 words)

1968 Democratic National Convention - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Anti-war demonstrators protested throughout the convention, clashing with police all around the convention center, the Chicago International Amphitheater (in the streets, as well in Lincoln Park and Grant Park). The confusion of the convention, and the unhappiness of many liberals with the outcome, led the Democrats to begin reforms of their nominating process, increasing the role of primaries and decreasing the power of party delegates in the selection process. One person that did not attend the convention was President Lyndon Johnson. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1968_Democratic_National_Convention   (727 words)

An account of the 1994 National Democratic Convention in Chiapas The work of the National Democratic Convention would be based around the discussion and acceptance of basic documents which would be presented by the EZLN (see EZLN statements sent to delegates on July 27, translated and ditributed by us), additions and amends would then be voted on. The thrust of the convocation to a National Democratic Convention, we were informed, was in the spirit of a radical redefinition of a democratic process toward the establishment of a truly constitutive governmental body where all sectors of society had play, above and beyond a mere participation through vote. On the table was the task of proposing what the new national project would be for the transitionary government (fundamental point stipulated by the Zapatistas at the moment of convoking the Convention, to which they did not, as far as we know, present a statement). flag.blackened.net /revolt/mexico/accounts/agscon.html   (4485 words)

Democratic Convention 2004 The number of these "Unpledged" delegates to the Democratic National Convention is subject to change up to the first meeting of the Convention due to deaths, resignations from office (for those PLEOs who hold an elective office) or accession- by a Democrat- to an elective office through an intervening election or special election. Unpledged "add-on"s (chosen based on the vote of the members of the Democratic National Committee). Distinguished Party Leaders (current and former U.S. Presidents and Vice-Presidents, former Democratic Leaders of the U.S. Senate and U.S, House- including former Democratic Speakers of the House and former chairmen of the Democratic National Committee. www.thegreenpapers.com /P04/D.phtml   (1759 words)

Democratic National Convention-Organization Responsible for the alteration of the FleetCenter to accommodate the 2004 Democratic National Convention and subsequent restoration to its original condition. Moody served as the Deputy Director of Logistics for the 2000 National Convention and as Deputy Director of Transportation for the 1996 National Convention. Prior to the 2000 Convention, O'Connor served as Chief of Staff of the DNC and was a close advisor to Vice President Al Gore, managing the Vice President's political activities for the Democratic Party. www.gwu.edu /~action/2004/convs/dconvorg.html   (1647 words)

yVOTEONLINE noshows1996 National Democratic Convention In 1992, Kansas delegates at the Democratic National Convention in New York had some of the best seats in the convention hall, right in the front of the stage where they could easily be seen by the speakers as well as the television cameras. Many of the local newspapers and television stations sent reporters to the event, but most of their coverage focused on the Democratic National Convention, which was starting the next day. Healy, 13, is covering the Democratic National Convention for the Villager Newspapers, bimonthly newspapers with a combined circulation of about 16,000. www.yvoteonline.org /noshows1996_dnc_tuesday.shtml   (1016 words)

NewsHour Online: Retrospective on the 1968 Democratic Convention But the 1968 Democratic convention was less notable for its politics than for its televised display of social unrest and national disunity. The Democrats are gathering for their first national Convention in Chicago since 1968 when violence overshadowed politics and the city became a microcosm of national fractiousness spawned by the Vietnam War. Chicago also played host to the Democratic convention in 1946, when FDR waved aside the precedent set by George Washington and decided to run for a third term. www.pbs.org /newshour/convention96/retro/chicago.html   (405 words)

yVOTEONLINE noshows1996 National Democratic Convention If delegates leave the Democratic convention without knowing how to use the Internet, it's their own fault. Between last Saturday and Tuesday, the official Web site of the Democratic convention had been accessed 4 million times. Convention coverage on the Net abounds, and at the convention center and there is plenty of support staff to help the uninitiated figure out how to get at it. www.yvoteonline.org /noshows1996_dnc_web.shtml   (573 words)

American Rhetoric: Mario Cuomo - Keynote Address at the 1984 Democratic National Convention Today our great Democratic Party, which has saved this nation from depression, from fascism, from racism, from corruption, is called upon to do it again -- this time to save the nation from confusion and division, from the threat of eventual fiscal disaster, and most of all from the fear of a nuclear holocaust. So, here we are at this convention to remind ourselves where we come from and to claim the future for ourselves and for our children. Of course Democrats are for a strong defense. www.americanrhetoric.com /speeches/cuomo1984dnc.htm   (3327 words)

Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly . COVER STORY . Democratic National Convention . July 30, 2004 PBS The State: Transcript of Columbia, S.C. minister David Alston's speech to the Democratic National Convention, July 26, 2004 Now, that Democratic convention in Boston, there was no room for dissenting voice or diversity on some of these issues. Democratic strategists hope a focus on faith could help persuade undecided religious voters in key swing states. www.pbs.org /wnet/religionandethics/week748/cover.html   (1482 words)

2004 Democratic National Convention Opens Republican officials are monitoring the Democratic National Convention two blocks from the FleetCenter in an office building with a television studio and a research department staffed by 30 members of the Bush-Cheney campaign. Like the Republicans, the Democratic Party has a Web site for the convention (see http://www.dems2004.org). In addition to providing credentials to traditional media representatives, the Democratic Party has given credentials to 35 Internet "bloggers," political Web loggers who deliver continual behind-the-scenes coverage of convention activity and new perspectives on non-traditional topics covered by the mainstream media. usinfo.state.gov /xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2004&m=July&x=20040727162343yddrofwarc0.6830408&t=livefeeds/wf-latest.html   (821 words)

2008 Democratic National Convention - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In the aftermath of the 2004 US Presidential election, almost everything about the 2008 Democratic National Convention is uncertain: where it will be held, who will chair it, what its rules will be, who its speakers will be, and, most importantly of all, who its nominee will be. In late November 2005, 35 cities were invited by the Democratic National Committee to bid to host the 2008 convention. Indeed, judging from the interest in the Chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee, which was won by Howard Dean in February 2005, there is evidence that the maneuvering for 2008 has already begun. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/2008_Democratic_National_Convention   (558 words)

2004 Democratic National Convention - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Defining moments of the 2004 Democratic National Convention included the featured keynote speech of Barack Obama, a Honolulu native and candidate for the United States Senate from Illinois, and the confirmation of the nomination of John Kerry as the candidate for President and of John Edwards as the candidate for Vice President. There were a number of demonstrations during the 2004 Democratic National Convention to put pressure on the Democratic Party to oppose the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq, as well as protests from activists dissatisfied with the moderation of the ticket and platform as well as Republicans who support the incumbent president and his pro-war policies. Ohio Delegation to the 2004 Democratic National Convention en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2004_Democratic_Convention   (3776 words)

1992 Democratic National Convention - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The 1992 Democratic National Convention nominated Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas for President and Senator Al Gore of Tennessee for Vice President; Clinton announced Gore as his running-mate on July 9, 1992. The convention was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York from July 13 to July 15, 1992. The convention's keynote speaker was Texas United States House of Representative, Barbara Jordan. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/1992_Democratic_National_Convention   (246 words)

Democrats for Life - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia At the 1992 Democratic National Convention, pro-life Governor Robert Casey of Pennsylvania was not allowed to address the delegates. Democrats for Life of America (DFLA) is an advocacy group in the United States attempting to reshape the political left, primarily the Democratic Party, into taking a pro-life position opposing the unrestricted legality of abortion and, to a lesser extent, capital punishment and euthanasia. Along with House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Reid is now one of the prominent figures in the party. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Democrats_for_Life_of_America   (925 words)

1988 Republican National Convention - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The 1988 Republican National Convention was held in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana from August 15 to August 18, 1988. The convention nominated Vice President George H. Bush for President, which was expected. The convention featured speeches by Pat Robertson and a keynote address by Thomas Kean, then governor of New Jersey. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1988_Republican_National_Convention   (925 words)

1988 Democratic National Convention - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The 1988 Democratic National Convention was held in Atlanta, Georgia in July,18 1988 to July 21,1988, to select a candidate for the 1988 United States presidential election. At the convention Michael Dukakis was nominated for President and Lloyd Bentsen for Vice President. Texas state Treasurer Ann Richards gave a keynote speech that put her in the public spotlight and included the line that George H.W. Bush was "born with a silver foot in this mouth". en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1988_Democratic_National_Convention   (925 words)

Democratic National Convention - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The primary goal of the Democratic National Convention is to nominate and confirm a candidate for President and Vice President, adopt a comprehensive party platform and unify the party. The most historically notable--and tumultuous--convention of recent memory was the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, which was fraught with highly emotional battles between conventioneers and Vietnam war protesters and a notable outburst by Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley. The Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years administered by the Democratic National Committee of the United States Democratic Party. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Democratic_National_Convention   (846 words)

1968 Democratic National Convention - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The 1968 Democratic National Convention was held in Chicago, Illinois from August 26-29, 1968, by the United States Democratic Party, for the purposes of choosing the Democratic nominee for the 1968 U.S. Presidential Election. The confusion of the convention, and the unhappiness of many liberals with the outcome, led the Democrats to begin reforms of their nominating process, increasing the role of primaries and decreasing the power of party delegates in the selection process. Delegates at the convention were hoping to see Johnson so that they could celebrate his 60th birthday with him. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1968_Democratic_National_Convention   (519 words)

United States presidential election, 1968 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia During the 1968 Democratic National Convention, Americans were shocked by television footage of Chicago police brutally beating anti-war protesters in the streets of Chicago. The U.S. presidential election of 1968 was a wrenching national experience, and included the assassination of liberal Democratic candidate Robert F. Kennedy, the violence at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, as well as widespread demonstrations against the Vietnam War across American university and college campuses. Meanwhile, the convention itself was marred by the strong-arm tactics of Chicago's mayor Richard J. Daley (who was seen on television angrily cursing Senator Abraham Ribicoff of Connecticut, who made a speech at the convention denouncing the excesses of the Chicago police). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/U.S._presidential_election,_1968   (1204 words)

Democratic National Convention - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The primary goal of the Democratic National Convention is to nominate and confirm a candidate for President and Vice President, adopt a comprehensive party platform and unify the party. The most historically notable--and tumultuous--convention of recent memory was the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, which was fraught with highly emotional battles between conventioneers and Vietnam war protesters and a notable outburst by Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley. The Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years administered by the Democratic National Committee of the United States Democratic Party. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Democratic_National_Convention   (897 words)

1948 Democratic National Convention - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The 1948 Democratic National Convention was held in Philadelphia from July 12 to July 14, and resulted in the nomination of President Harry Truman for President and of Alben Barkley for Vice President. When Minneapolis Mayor Hubert Humphrey addressed the convention, he urged the Democratic Party to "get out of the shadow of states' rights and walk forthrightly into the bright sunshine of human rights," prompting a walkout by Southern delegates who later nominated Strom Thurmond as the presidential nominee of the States' Rights Party, or "Dixiecrats". en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1948_Democratic_National_Convention   (897 words)

Democratic National Convention - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The primary goal of the Democratic National Convention is to nominate and confirm a candidate for President and Vice President, adopt a comprehensive party platform and unify the party. The most historically notable--and tumultuous--convention of recent memory was the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, which was fraught with highly emotional battles between conventioneers and Vietnam war protesters and a notable outburst by Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley. The Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years administered by the Democratic National Committee of the United States Democratic Party. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Democratic_National_Convention   (897 words)

1860 Democratic National Convention - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The 1860 Democratic National Convention was one of the key events prior to the American Civil War. While in Charleston, the convention was torn apart by sectionalism within the Democratic Party. The failure to nominate a candidate in Charleston required the convention to be reconvened in Baltimore, Maryland on June 18. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1860_Democratic_National_Convention   (897 words)

Convention 1860 Republican National Convention The 1860 Republican National Convention in Vice-President. Annapolis Convention The Annapolis Convention was an Assembly of the 1776. Convention on Psychotropic Substances The Convention on Psychotropic Substances was adopted in LSD. www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/convention.html   (897 words)

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