1984 Democratic National Convention

1984 Democratic National Convention

1984 presidential election
Nominees Mondale and Ferraro
Convention
Date(s)	July 16–19, 1984
City	San Francisco, California
Venue	Moscone Center
Keynote speaker	Mario Cuomo
Candidates
Presidential nominee	Walter Mondale of Minnesota
Vice Presidential nominee	Geraldine Ferraro of New York
‹ 1980  ·  1988 ›

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 candidates for the 1984 United States presidential election. Former Vice President Walter Mondale was nominated for President and Representative Geraldine Ferraro of New York was nominated for Vice President. Ferraro became the first woman to be nominated by either major 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. The Democratic National Committee Chairman at the time, Charles T. Manatt, led the convention.

Walter Mondale was nominated for President and Geraldine Ferraro was nominated for Vice President.

New York Governor Mario Cuomo gave a well-received keynote speech. Mondale's major rivals for the presidential nomination, Senator Gary Hart and Rev. Jesse Jackson, also gave speeches.

Jackson also attempted to move the party's platform farther to the left at the Convention, but without much success. He did succeed in one instance, concerning affirmative action.