And the start of the Republican National convention, monday, only on cspan, your unfiltered view of politics. 1964, the Civil Rights Act was signed into law. Civil unrest over racial disco nation continued across the country. The beatles came to the u. S. And tensions between the u. S. And North Vietnam escalated. This was the backdrop for the Political Conventions that year and for speeches made by president ial nominees Linden Johnson and Barry Goldwater. At the time of the Democratic National convention, Lyndon Baines johnson had been president less than a year after the assassination of president john f. Kennedy. On before, Lyndon Johnson was a teacher at a small segregated mexicanamerican school where the poverty he saw influenced his policy throughout his political career. While a u. S. Congressman he was named Lieutenant Commander of the Naval Reserve and through this after pearl harbor called to active duty. Hisr, Lyndon Johnson won Senate Primary by 87 votes but went on to hol
Delaware putting joe biden over the top. He represented delaware and the u. S. Senate for 30 plus years. Tonight, he officially became the democratic nominee. Heres how it happened. Thank you to all of our delegations. I am pleased to announce that Vice President joe biden has officially been nominated by the Democratic Party as our candidate for president of the United States. Vice President Biden is hereby invited to deliver an acceptance speech. Thank you very, very much, from the bottom of my heart. Thank you all. It means the world to me and my family and i will see you on thursday. Thank you, thank you, thank you that is how it unfolded. Alexi is joining us from wilmington, delaware. A very different convention tonight, a very different acceptance by joe biden. Tell us what your reaction has been so far. There are not many balloons or confetti falling from my hotel room or sitting on the floor behind me. I am stuck in this hotel until they give their live remarks wednesday and th
That nobody really knew how it would turn out as far as viewership goes, is a little bit disappointing on night one. We will see what happens tonight with dr. Jill biden as the anchor of tonights program and see if we can attract more viewers. David do they have much of a hope of doing that . Michelle obama was a pretty big gun the first night. You would expect her to have the draw. Im not sure whats going to happen. Jeanne yeah, i think we have to be a little careful because so much of this is streaming. All of the numbers rick is right. Viewership is down on live tv. There is streaming. Students do not watch anything live. And afterwards. One of the things that last night did, they talked about the fact that trump is not in their view qualified to be president. I think the democrats really have to think about, they want to pull over these voters but they need to persuade in these swing states. They will have to do much more than just talk about how he is not just qualified and what j
Almost burned his building down. Reporter he says many people are staying behind, using what they have to protect their properties, knowing fire resources are stretched thin after monday mornings lightning strikes ignited dozens of fires across the region. I keep my sprinklers going and my water pumps working. Reporter a fire incident spokesman admits lack of resources has hurt containment efforts and he tells us these fires are moving in all directions and those who do stay behind need to keep their heads on swivels. Be aware of your surroundings, be aware of your environment and definitely be ready to go. Reporter evacuations across the growing fire complex, a fluid situation all day. Even catching commuters in a web of road closures. And that turtle rock bar and cafe and Lake Berryessa, the western edge of the lake, among those emergency mandatory expanded evacuation orders late this afternoon. We just saw police head up the road here towards Lake Berryessa with their lights on tryi
That is unique and in this last hour, last night was about hearing normal peoples stories and tonight was heavy on previously elected reviews. We expect to hear about National Security from colin powell in the second hour and likely very emotional speech from doctor joe biden speaking about her husband. We will wrap up all of this and we want to get you right to that virtual rollcall. Workers are dying from covid 19 and a lot of us dont have paid sick leave work quality protective equipment. We are human beings and not disposable. We want to keep helping and we need a president who will have our back. Nebraska cast 33 votes for joe biden. Working people are the backbone of our economy and the key to our recovery. Joe biden knows it is not enough to praise, we need to reward them so lets raise the minimum wage to 15 an hour, empower workers to negotiate for more pay and better workplaces and make it easier to pay for healthcare and higher education. I am proud to cast 24 votes for Berni