I assume that everyone here is impressed with my control of this convention and that my choice for Vice President was challenged by only 39 other nominees. [laughter] but i think we learned from watching the republicans four years ago as they selected their Vice President that it pays to take a little more time. [applause] and i can tell you that eleanor is very grateful that the oregon grateful that the oregon delegation at least kept her in the race with martha mitchell. [applause] i congratulate you on your patience and i pay my respects to those two superb presiding officers of this convention larry obrien and the bond breakaway bird. Bird. On [applause] tonight, accept your nomination with a full and grateful hearts. Heart. [applause] the afternoon, i crossed wide missouri to recommend a running mate of wide vision and compassion, senator tom eagleton. [applause] at my sideo have him and im proud to have been introduced a moment ago by one of the most eloquent and courageous voice
Neither had a majority of delegates. Cbs news was there to cover a contested convention. Part of that coverage was a debate among delegates over a rule that would require president ford to name his running a made. Portion of that debate is 3. 5 hours. This is a cbs news special report. The Third Session of the Republican National convention. This portion is sponsored by merrill lynch. Now here is walter cronkite. Good evening. This may be the most exciting Political Convention session any errors a in years. The Republican Party is here to nominate a president ial candidate and an incumbent president for the First Time Since 1912 faces a serious challenge from within his own party. That comes tomorrow night according to the schedule with a scheduledt could be out on the floor of the arena tonight. Both sides will test their strength, which could make or break. New is the number of the rule proposed by the reagan side that would force president ford to name his Vice President ial running
Nixon. Tonight, the candidacy and legacy of George Mcgovern. We are live from the mcgovern museum in mitchell, south dakota. Joining us from there is president ial author scott farris. It was 2 30 when he delivered the acceptance speech in miami. Why . Scott thank you, greta. I think it was because of the structure of the Mcgovern Campaign. He was running against the establishment. So it occurred to senator mcgovern, he was very, very strong on the issue of vietnam. One of the things that has drawn me to writing about senator as one of the most influential who ran for the presidency who was not successful, he went after the vietnam issue. He spoke about that war in ways no president ial candidate had ever spoken about war before. It was language as you heard that was mild compared to what i have heard it was strong , language that unsettled lots of americans and caused them to worry about how he would win the war. It was an insurgent campaign to end the war against the established demo
I have a public plan, and as one whose heart has eight for the past 10 years over the agony of vietnam, i hope to cease the bobbing the bombing of indochina on my inaugural day. A few months later, George Mcgovern would lose badly to Richard Nixon. It was to 2 30 in the morning when mcgovern delivered speech in miami. Why . Happened was that mcgovern was very strong on the issue of vietnam. Mcgovern as being one of the most influential men who ran for the presidency but was not successful. He spoke about the presidency in a way that no president has spoken about it before. He used Strong Language that had unsettled a lot of americans, and cause them to worry about how he would end the war. His search to end the war against established democrats there were some floor fights, there was an issue about how he was going to select his Vice President ial running mate. When it came time for him to sit except his nomination, it was 2 30 in the morning. Instead of speaking to a million theicans
My daughter list of nearby, so i went over to her apartment and, you know, spent time with her and my grandchildren, which, you know, the best medicine for anything in my life. Confusing, right . Weve got a fox Business Analysis that shows four hospitals were closer than her daughter chelseas apartment. One was five blocks away from the 9 11 memorial where mrs. Clinton collapsed. This on the heels of a new report from the New York Post that the clinton team may have avoided those hospitals on purpose to conceal details of her medical treatment. Trump National Spokesman Katrina Pierson joins me now. Glad to have you, katrina. What do you think of the new information coming out of the Hillary Clinton campaign . Well, i mean, if the emergency was as bad as they thought it was initially, surely there was an ambulance onsite, this is a memorial service. Its unfortunate. We want Hillary Clinton to get better and get on the campaign trail so mr. Trump can continue to contrast his message with