1988 Republican National Convention
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1988 presidential election |
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Nominees
Bush and Quayle |
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| Convention | |
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| Date(s) | August 15–18, 1988 |
| City | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Venue | Louisiana Superdome |
| Keynote speaker | Thomas Kean |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential nominee | George Bush of Texas |
| Vice Presidential nominee | Dan Quayle of Indiana |
The 1988 Republican National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States was held in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana from August 15 to August 18, 1988. It was the second time that a major party held its convention in one of the five states known as the Deep South, coming on the heels of the 1988 Democratic National Convention, which was held in Atlanta, Georgia. Much of the impetus for holding the convention in the Superdome came from the Louisiana Republican National Committeewoman Virginia Martinez of New Orleans, who lobbied on behalf of her adopted home city as the convention site as a member of the RNC Executive Committee.
The convention nominated Vice President George H. W. Bush for President, as expected. The second spot on the ticket was not publicly known before the convention; James Danforth "Dan" Quayle, U.S. Senator of Indiana, was selected as Bush's vice-presidential running mate. The revelation of Quayle's selection as running mate did not come until the second day of the convention, when NBC News broke the story.
The convention featured speeches by Joe Paterno, Pat Robertson, a keynote address by Thomas Kean, then-governor of New Jersey, and the music of the Jimmy Maxwell Orchestra. Actress Helen Hayes attended the conference at age 88.
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