Together and to defeat the common enemy. And that is up to you. We will be working together for victory and a great cause. Victory has become a habit of our party. It has been elected four times in succession, and i am collect convinced it will be elected a fifth time this november. [applause] the reason is the people know the Democratic Party is the Peoples Party and the Republican Party is the party of special interests, and it always has been, always will be. [applause] the record of the Democratic Party is written in the accomplishments of the last 16 years. I dont need to repeat them. They have been very ably place before this convention by the keynote speaker, the candidate or Vice President and by the permanent chairman. Look at onea short of our many programs available in its entirety at our website, cspan. Org history. American history tv, exploring our nations past every weekend on cspan three. New york congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro was the first woman nominated by a major
Gerald ferraro is the first woman nominated for a Vice President ial ticket. She accepted the Vice President ial nomination at the 1984 Democratic National convention in san francisco. She and nominee lawn deal would lose the election to gop is Ronald Reagan and george h. W. Bush. Hello. applause noise applause applause ladies and gentlemen, of the convention. applause ladies and gentlemen of the convention. Ladies and gentlemen of the convention, my name is gerald dean ferraro. applause i stand before you to proclaim tonight america is a land where dreams can come true for all of us. As i stand before the American People, and think of the honor this Great Convention has bestowed upon me, i recall the words of dr. Martin luther king jr. , who made america stronger by making america more free. He said, occasionally in life, there are moments which cannot be completely explained by words. Their meaning can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart. Tonight, its such a mo
Here are their speeches. When nominated, Geraldine Ferraro was representing queens, new york, for three terms as a member of the u. S. House. Earlier, as a Public School teacher she took night classes , at the university to earn a law degree and later work as an assistant district attorney. She went on to lose two primary races for the u. S. Senate and was the u. S. Ambassador to the un human rights commission. Geraldine ferraro accepted the Vice President ial nomination in san francisco. [applause] [cheering] [applause] [cheering] [applause] [applause] ladies and gentlemen of the convention [cheering] [applause] ladies and gentlemen of the convention, ladies and gentlemen of the convention, my name is Geraldine Ferraro. [cheering] [applause] i stand before you to proclaim tonight america is a land where dreams can come true for all of us. [applause] [cheering] as i stand before the American People and think of the honor this Great Convention has bestowed upon me, i recall the words of
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Listen on the free cspan radio app. For only the third time in u. S. History, a Major Political party is nominating a woman to be their Vice President ial candidate. The first time was in 1984, when democrats chose Geraldine Ferraro. 24 years later, republicans nominated then Alaska Governor sarah palin. Here are their speeches. When nominated, Geraldine Ferraro was representing queens, new york, for three terms as a member of the u. S. House. Earlier, as a Public School teacher, she took night classes at the university to earn a law degree and later work as an assistant district attorney. She went on to lose two primary races th was the u. S. Ambassador to the un human rights commission. Geraldine ferraro accepted the Vice President ial nomination in san francisco. [applause] [cheering] [applause] [cheering] [applause] [applause] ladies and gentlemen of the convention [cheering] [applause] ladies and gentlemen of the convention, ladies and gentlemen of the convention, my name is Geral