[ cheers and applause ] thank you, thank you. Thank you. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. Thank you. Please. Thank you. Thank you very much. Im sorry that the microphones are in the way. They have to be where they are because i have to see what im doing. As i always am able to see what im doing. [ cheers and applause ] i cant tell you how very much i appreciate the honor, which you just conferred upon me. I shall continue to try to deserve it. [ cheers and applause ] i accept the nomination. [ cheers and applause ] and i want to thank this convention for its unanimous nomination of my good friend and colleague, senator barkley of kentucky. Hes a great man and a great public servant. Senator barkley and i will win this election and these republicans like it, dont you forget that. [ cheers and applause ] we will that because they are wrong and we are right, and i will prove it to you in just a few minutes. [ cheers and applause ] this convention met to express the will and reaffirm the
Tested, they all tested negative for the china virus. That includes Vice President mike pence, Supreme Court nominee amy coney barrett. President trump begins his treatment and isolation for the china virus just 32 days before the president ial election. Joe biden and his wife tested negative for the virus today. They were campaigning in New Hampshire and michigan. The Trump Campaign says all the previouslyannounced events involving the president are in the process of being moved to Virtual Events or are being temporarily postponed. They add that Vice President mike pence will be resuming all of his scheduled campaign events, and we suspect that a few more will be added to his schedule as well. The university of utah today also said wednesdays Vice President ial debate between the Vice President and senator harris will go on as planned. And within the last hour, weve learned the president is being treated by white house physician sean conley. The doctor has given the president a single
Suzanne it is a pleasure to welcome you here today to our conversation on Foreign Policy and the u. S. President ial election. This event is part of the brookings policy 2020 series which seeks to empower voters with factbased, datadriven, nonpartisan information to better understand the policy matters discussed by candidates running for office this year. Thank you all for joining us. We are 29 days away from november 3. Americans will cast their ballots for the next president , but the future of americas global role is also at the ballot. Looking toward the election, todays conversation will focus in particular on its implications for the transatlantic relationship and u. S. Foreign policy toward europe. European leaders and many of their counterparts around the world are watching the election closely. While there are differing views about how the upcoming november election will shape the relationship, few in europe believe it will revert to its previous form. With polling from the Eu
I stand before you without a single pledge or promise or understanding of any kind except for the advancement of your costs and that your cause and that of democracy. [applause] i expect the republicans, in we want wilkie, and as we watch on images of him on the campaign trail, we are joined here, in russia indiana, with wilkie. I want to introduce her audience, to some of these iconic images, of the campaign, they really surrounded the ground or thought. He ran for president , and try to defeat roosevelt, who is seeking a third term. The end of the hovered ministration, going for eight years in the result administration, roosevelt was president roosevelt right at the height of his power, and that opened up a time for a dark horse candidate to come outside of the political spectrum. Keep in mind the state of the Republican Party, this was a party that had been defeated by roosevelt in 1932. Off landed in 1836, so, what were the republicans looking for, and why was your grandfather the
Election 1976 the candidates and the campaign. Richard this is richard in washington. With me in our studios today are professor Howard Penniman of Georgetown University and mr. Stephen hess of the brookings institution. We have talked of many different aspects of this 1976 american president ial bicentennial year, starting with the primaries back in the winter and going straight to the conventions and the rest. This afternoon, we want to talk about the nature of the campaign, what the campaign is, what it tries to do, how the party organizes. Let me turn first, if i may, to professor penniman and ask him that simplest question why . Prof. Penniman [laughs] the answer is a good many things, but i guess the prioritization at the state and local level. Got them working to bring out the vote, working to get voters registered, working to get the candidates known, working to get the issues insofar as there are sharp issues dividing, known. It has become of special importance in the United S