I thank you for the nomination you have offered me. [applause] president carter and i especially thank you for choosing as my running mate the best partner any president ever had, fritz mondale. [applause] carter with gratitude and with determination, i accept your nomination. [cheers and applause] carter and i am proud to run on the progressive and sound platform that you have hammered out at this convention. [applause] president carter fritz and i will mount a campaign that defines the real issues, a campaign that responds to the intelligence of the American People, a campaign that talks sense. And were going to beat the republicans in november [applause] president carter well win because we are the party of a great president who knew how to get reelected, Franklin Delano roosevelt. [applause] carter and we are the party of a courageous fighter who knew how to give em hell harry truman. [applause] president carter and as truman said, he just told the truth and they thought it was hel
[applause] [cheering] in 1984, Geraldine Ferraro became the first woman nominated for Vice President by a Major Political party. Her speech at the Democratic Convention in San Francisco is 30 minutes. [applause] [chanting gerry] gerry, gerry. [applause] [applause] [applause] ladies ando gentlemen of the convention, my [applause] [whistling] rep. Ferraro ladies and gentlemen of the convention, my name is Geraldine Ferraro. [applause] rep. Ferraro i stand before you to proclaim tonight, america is the land where dreams can come true for all of us. [applause] 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 is such a moment for me. [applause] rep. Ferr
Debate are john mashek, correspondent for u. S. News world report, jack white, correspondent for time magazine, norma quarles, correspondent for nbc news, and robert boyd, Washington Bureau chief for knightridder newspapers. Sander vanocur, senior Political Correspondent for abc news, is our moderator tonight. Sandy. Vanocur thank you, dorothy. A few words about the order of our format tonight. The order of questioning was determined by a toss of the coin. Congresswoman ferraro won the toss. She elected to speak last. Therefore Vice President bush , will get the first question. The debate will be built upon a series of questions from the four reporters on the panel. A reporter will ask a candidate a question, a followup question and then the same to the other candidate, then each candidate will get to rebut the other. The debate will be divided into two parts. The first section on domestic , affairs, the second on foreign affairs. Now the manner of address was decided by the candidates
I know what the hurts are. I know what the challenges are. And thank god i know whatthe joys are, too, of living in america. We are so blessed. And ive always been proud to be an american and so has john mccain. We have to fight for our freedoms, also, economic and our National Security freedoms. It was Ronald Reagan who said that freedom is always just one generation away from extinction. We dont pass it to our children in the bloodstream. We have to fight for it and protect it and then hand it to them so that they shall do the same, or were going to find ourselves spending our sunset years telling our children and our childrens children about a time in america back in the day when men and women were free. We will fight for it, and there is only one man in this race whohas really ever fought for you, and thats senator john mccain. Ms. Ifill thank you, governor. Senator biden . Sen. Biden gwen, thank you for doing this and the commission. And governor, it really was a pleasure getting
Bookseller. The first and only Vice President ial debate between governor mike pence and senator tim kaine is set for this tuesday at Longwood University in farmville, virginia. This evening we look back at past debates between Vice President ial candidates, beginning with earl dean ferrero in 1984. E h. W. Bush that is followed by the 1988 debate between senators dan quayle and lloyd bentsen. And later, the debate between senator joe biden and governor sarah palin from 2008. In 1984, new york congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro became the first woman to participate in a president ial campaign debate. That debate with george h. W. Bush took place in philadelphia and was sponsored by the league of women voters. It is an hour and 20 minutes. [applause] good evening, good evening from the civic center in philadelphia, pennsylvania. Im dorothy ridings, president of the league of women voters, the sponsor of tonights Vice President ial debate between republican george bush and democrat Geraldin