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1988 Republican National Convention
The '''1988 National Convention''' of the Republican Party (United States)|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 conclave 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 (Louisiana politician)|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.[http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/orleans/obits/1/m-07.txt]
File:1988_GOP_Convention.jpg|thumb|right|Ronald and Nancy Reagan address the 1988 Republican National Convention in the Superdome
The Republican National Convention|convention nominated Vice President of the United States|Vice President George H. W. Bush for President of the United States|President, as expected. The second spot on the ticket was not publicly known before the convention; Bush chose Dan Quayle|James Danforth "Dan" Quayle, United States Senate|U.S. Senator of Indiana, as his 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.
Speakers
The convention is perhaps best known for Bush's "thousand points of light" speech accepting the nomination. Written by Peggy Noonan, it included the "read my lips: no new taxes" pledge that was the most popular sound bite coming out of the convention. The successful speech gave him a "bounce" that he was able to capitalize on to win the United States presidential election, 1988|1988 presidential election.
President Ronald Reagan|Ronald and Nancy Reagan were honored on August 14. Reagan made a major speech on the opening night of the convention, as he would for the last time in 1992.
Platform
The convention adopted a platform for the Republican Party which stated that processes for approving alternatives to animal experimentation in drugs and cosmetics should be made easier.See also
- 1988 Democratic National Convention
References
External links
- Reagan's speech at the 1988 Convention
Category:Republican National Conventions
Category:History of New Orleans, Louisiana|Republican National Convention, 1988
Category:United States presidential election, 1988
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