President ial nomination. He lost in the general election to the incumbent president , with Richard Nixon taking 49 states. Our coverage is from the Richard Nixon president ial library and museum. Chairwoman burke, senator kennedy, senator eagleton and my fellow citizens, im happy to join you for this benediction of our friday sunrise service. I assume that everyone here is impressed with my control of this convention in that my choice for Vice President was challenged by only 39 other nominees. But i think we learned from watching the republicans four years ago, as they selected their Vice President ial nominee, that it pays to take a little more time. And i can tell you that eleanor is very grateful that the oregon delegation at least kept her in the race with martha mitchell. So i congratulate you on your patience and i pay my respects to those two superb presiding officers of this convention, larry obrien and even brave weight burke. Yvonne braithwaite burke so tonight, i accept yo
Happy to join you for this benediction of our sunrise service. I assume everyone here is impressed with my control of this convention in that my choice for Vice President was challenged by only 39 other nominees. I think we learned from watching the republicans four years ago, as they selected their Vice President ial nominee, that it pays to take a little more time. I can tell you that eleanor is grateful that the oregon delegation at least kept her in the race. I congratulate you on your patience and pay my respects to those two super presiding officers of this convention. Tonight i accept your nomination with a full and grateful heart. This afternoon i crossed the missouri to recommend a running mate one of the most eloquent and courageous voices in this land. Senator ted kennedy. Its the sweet harvest of the work on tens of thousands of tireless volunteers young and old alike literally funded by hundreds of thousands of small contributors in every part of this nation. Those who fin
Impressed with my control of this convention in that my choice for Vice President was challenged by only 39 other nominees. [ applause ] i think we learned from watching the republicans four years ago, as they selected their Vice President ial nominee, that it pays to take a little more time. [ cheers and applause ] i can tell you that eleanor is grateful that the oregon delegation at least kept her in the race. I congratulate you on your patience and pay my respects to those two super presiding officers of this convention, larry and evonne. [ applause ] tonight i accept your nomination with a full and grateful heart. This afternoon i crossed the missouri to recommend a running mate one of the most eloquent and courageous voices in this land. Senator tom eagleton. Im proud of him at my side, and im proud to be introduced by one of the most eloquent and courageous voices in this land, senator ted kennedy. My mom nation is all the more precious, in that is the gift of the most open polit
My name is theo tyson. It is my distinct and sincere pleasure to welcome you and our speaker christina wolbrecht, this evening. Before we begin, i want you to please take note of the two emergency exits that are marked at the front and rear of the room. If you will also take a moment to please silence your cellphones so that we do not disrupt this fascinating top. While you are doing that, i would love to share with you and installation that i have recently curated on our north while entitled anti suffrage. Using materials from he boston athenaeum special collections, we take a look at how the Suffrage Movement contributed to be designing womens roles and responsibilities and society from various perspectives as they abide for quality. It represents the complexities to secure and protect Voting Rights for women and people of color in the past and today. Please take a look after the top. Id love to hear your feedback. If you have any questions ill be here to answer them. I should also m
Impressed with my control of this convention in that my choice for Vice President was challenged by only 39 other nominees. [laughter] [applause] and i can tell you that eleanor i think we learned from watching the republicans four theirago as they selected Vice President ial nominee that it pays to take a little more time. [applause] and i can tell you that eleanor is very grateful that the oregon delegation at least kept her in the race with martha mitchell. [applause] so i congratulate you on your patience and i pay my respects to those two superb presiding officers of this convention, larry obrien and Yvonne Braithwaite burke. [applause] so tonight i accept your nomination with a full and grateful heart. [applause] this afternoon i crossed the wide missouri to recommend a running mate of wide vision and deep compassion, senator tom eagleton. [applause] im proud to have him at my side, and im proud to have been introduced a moment ago by one of the most eloquent and courageous voice