Thanks so much for being here tonight for one of the most contentious consequential and closely watched u. S. Elections in history thats right Democrat Joe Biden is fighting to unseat republican President Donald Trump and the world has its eyes on america tonight and well be following every twist and turn with our team of correspondents and experts and ill be keeping you up to date with all the results as they come in and this of course is an election played out with america in crisis mode the cold food pandemic is surging and theres a stark political divide and thats raising fears of unrest but turnout is set to shatter all records lets take a look now at deadline day for American Voters. This is what us to mock crissy looks like today huge lines at many polling stations in one of the worlds oldest and largest democracies from chile wisconsin in the north. Through the city that never sleeps. To tropical florida and the south voters seem to have shown up in massive numbers even during
Conventions are considered to have delivered the best speeches of their political careers. Cuomo, anddan, mario annrichards in 1988 richards in 1988. Barbara jordan became the first black woman to give the keynote address to the dnc. She received a law degree edit with the first black woman to serve in the u. S. Senate. She talked political ethics at the university of texas in austin entered the on immigration reform. She spoke to delegates in new york city. [applause] [applause] ladies and gentlemen. Ladies and gentlemen. [applause] are neither ladies nor are you gentlemen. Gentlemen, in case you do not know it, may i now present our second keynote speaker, the honorable Barbara Jordan, democrat of houston, texas. [applause] Barbara Jordan thank you. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen for a very warm reception. 144 years ago that members of the Democratic Party first led a convention to select a president ial candidate. Since that time, democrats have continued to go to been once every f
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The night session gets underway at 8 30 p. M. Eastern. The Democratic National convention concludes tonight with a fourth night of speeches. Three keynote speakers from past conventions are considered to have delivered the best speeches of their political careers. Congresswoman Barbara Jordan at the 1976 democratic convention, three term new york governor mario cuomo in 1984, and future governor ann richards keynote speech in 1988. In 1976, Barbara Jordan became the first black woman to give the keynote address to the dnc. She received a law degree edit law degree from Boston University and was the first black woman to serve in the u. S. Senate. She talked political ethics at the university of texas in austin on immigration reform. It recommended immigration be cut by a third. She spoke to delegates in new york city. [applause] [applause] ladies and gentlemen. [applause] ladies and gentlemen. [applause] you are neither ladies nor are you gentlemen. Ladies and gentlemen, in case you do
Three keynote speakers from past conventions are considered to deliver the best speech of their political careers. Congresswoman Barbara Jordan at the 1976 Democratic Convention, three term new york governor mario cuomos address in 1984 and texas state treasurer and future governor and richards keynote speech in 1988. In 1976, congresswoman Barbara Jordan became the first black woman to give the keynote address to the dnc. She received a law degree from Boston University and was the first black woman elected to the texas senate. House,erving in the u. S. She taught political ethics at the university of texas at austin and later chaired the u. S. Commission on Immigration Reform which recommended immigration in the usb cut by 1 3. She spoke to delegates in new york city. [applause] ladies and gentlemen [applause] ladies and gentlemen [applause] ladies or arer you gentlemen. Gentlemen, in case you dont know it, may i now present our second keynote speaker, the honorable Barbara Jordan, d