1988 Democratic National Convention
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1988 presidential election |
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Nominees
Dukakis and Bentsen |
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| Convention | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | July 18–21, 1988 |
| City | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Venue | The Omni |
| Keynote speaker | Ann Richards |
| Notable speakers |
Ted Kennedy Bill Clinton Jim Hightower Jimmy Carter Walter Mondale George McGovern Jesse Jackson |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential nominee | Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts |
| Vice Presidential nominee | Lloyd Bentsen of Texas |
| Voting | |
| Total delegates | 4,105 |
| Votes needed for nomination | 2,054 |
| Results (President) |
Dukakis (MA): 2,877 (70.09%) Jackson (DC): 1,219 (29.70%) Stallings (ID): 3 (0.07%) Biden (DE): 2 (0.05%) Gephardt (MO): 2 (0.05%) Bentsen (TX): 1 (0.02%) Hart (CO): 1 (0.02%) |
| Ballots | 1 |
The 1988 National Convention of the U.S. Democratic Party was held at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia, from July 18–July 21, 1988, to select candidates for the 1988 presidential election. At the convention Governor Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts was nominated for President and Senator Lloyd Bentsen of Texas for Vice President. The chair of the convention was Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Jim Wright.
Speakers at the convention included Texas State Treasurer Ann Richards, who 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 his mouth". This speech was listed as #38 in American Rhetoric's Top 100 Speeches of the 20th Century.Arkansas governor Bill Clinton gave a widely jeered nomination speech opening night address that some predicted would ruin his political career, a source of much satisfaction to him 4 years later when he was elected the 42nd President of the United States.Massachusetts senator Ted Kennedy's remarks contained the iteration "Where was George?", and Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower called Bush "a toothache of a man."
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