His feet clapping and waving state banners. Before hoover was escorted and, the decorum of the convention had been interrupted crowd around the new york delegation, crowding around, of course, governor rockefeller of new york. Anticipating the arrival of former president hoover, a group of photographers were around the base of the podium. The sergeant at arms told him to clear the way. And the photographers were dispersed. They do mean business. These sergeants at arms, by the way, are wearing red caps. The first plan was to have mr. Hoover edger us the convention by Close Circuit Television from his apartment in new york. But even though he is 85, he is still pretty spry and decided to come here in person. He and harry truman, the only two living expresident s, have come to be good friends the last two years and speak of each other with great affection and respect and have even joked about forming a union. He says he takes pride in the fact that, while other president s have bridges,
[applause] ms. Ortega thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. My fellow republicans here in dallas, my fellow americans republicans, democrats, and independents watching this convention across the country, my fellow americans serving our country overseas, i am honored to be here tonight to deliver the keynote for the 1984 National Convention of the Republican Party. Thank you. [cheers and applause] ms. Ortega i am honored because i know there are many members of our party more eloquent than i, but what i have to say tonight, i say from the heart and with a deep conviction that our countrys future lies not in the empty rhetoric we heard in San Francisco last month, but the courage and vision of a president who has restored americas faith in itself. I believe in president reagan and what he stands for. As i believe in our president s, not because i am a woman, not because i am of panic heritage, that above all, of hispanic heritage, but above all because i am an american. I am an amer