You're watching...
Republican National Conventions of yesteryear
Details
-
Description
Memorable moments of RNC past
- Duration 2:04
- Date Sep 5, 2012
You're watching...
Memorable moments of RNC past
Also in this playlist...
Auto-advance: ON
Auto-advanceThis transcript is automatically generated
Well over the last 156.
Years there have been quite a few memorable moments from the Republican national conventions.
Former moderator of Meet the Press department cal takes a look back.
President.
American national convention is just that it's a national.
Coming together.
-- people of the same political party it's part of that tapestry of democracy it was a time of course.
Convention in 1952 Republican Convention the Republicans have lost five elections in -- -- They wanted desperately to win one what they did was to settle on new world work to do.
Dwight.
Unquestionably.
One of the great heroes of our time and yeah.
Yeah.
1980 Republican Convention Ronald Reagan we have it in our power.
To begin the world.
Over again this very.
Former governor from California it was going to be the party's nominee.
At this marvelous time he had a wonderful way to speak to people like to bury for.
The 1988.
Everybody knew that George H.
W.
Bush was going to be the nominee of the Republican Party read my lips.
Residents spoke at the convention.
He's very consistent because he invoked the memory of one of his great moments in the American movies the laughter.
Win one for the game.
It's going to be on television.
People who have an opportunity to partake.
Of the political --