Bush and Quayle are joined their families on stagePresident and Mrs. Reagan address the 1988 Republican National Convention in the Superdome
The convention nominated Vice PresidentGeorge Bush for president, as expected. The second spot on the ticket was not publicly known before the convention; James Danforth "Dan" Quayle, U.S. Senator from Indiana, was selected as Bush's vice presidential running mate. The revelation of Quayle's selection as running mate did not come until the second day of the convention, when NBC News broke the story. As of 2020, it was the last time a major party's presidential candidate announced his vice presidential choice during his party's convention.
Republicans were seeking a host city that could provide a convention venue accommodating 17,000 and 20,000 hotel rooms.[1][2]
On January 20, 1987, the site selection committee voted 6–3 in recommending New Orleans to serve as the site of the party's 1988 presidential nominating convention. The runner-up was Kansas City.[2] Kansas City put forth Kemper Arena and the new Bartle Hall as prospective venues, with Bartle Hall seeming the more likely of the two facilities. The city's bid, however, was challenged by its lack of the 20,000 hotel rooms sought by the Republican Party, with the city only being able to offer around 15,000 hotel rooms.[3] A third city, Atlanta, had been ruled out of consideration because the maximum capacity configuration that the Omni Coliseum could offer would accommodate only 15,000 seats, while the Republicans were seeking a minimum of 17,000 seats.[2]
This was the first major party presidential nominating convention to be held in New Orleans. The size of the venue, the Louisiana Superdome, excited party officials, with Party Chairman Frank Fahrenkopf declaring that its size would allow a more extravagant convention to be staged. A factor that made New Orleans appealing to the Republican Party as a location included a significant supply of big hotels near the Super Dome. The location choice was also intentionally reflective of the desire of the party to make further political inroads in the Southern United States.[2]
In their contract with the city, the Republican Party included the clause forbidding the city from hosting another party's convention. This would prevent the Democratic Party from being able to choose New Orleans as their site too. New Orleans had been bidding for the Democratic Convention as well, and Republicans feared that if the Democratic Convention was held in the same city that the host committee would treat them with second-preference. Therefore, they required the city to withdraw from bidding for the Democratic convention. New Orleans attempted to negotiate on this, but the Republicans would not cede.[2][4]
The convention was the first to be held in a domed sports stadium. A 900-by-90 feet curtain, installed by Superdome management in 1986 to enable the venue to hold events like political conventions, was utilized to partition half of the venue off.[5]
President Ronald and Nancy Reagan were honored on August 15. Reagan made a major speech[7] on the opening night of the convention, as he would for the last time in 1992.
During the presidential roll call vote, several seconding speeches were delivered, showcasing a number of speakers from varying ethnic backgrounds. Seconding speeches were delivered by American football Coach Joe Paterno, Actress Helen Hayes, Congressman Bob Dornan, restaurateur Ninfa Laurenzo, Kansas City (Missouri) City Council Member Joanne Collins, and Federal Maritime Commissioner Elaine Chao.[8]
With rumblings of opposition to the Quayle nomination, it was decided to have it ratified by voice vote, something that the Republicans had never done before, but would become standard practice in the decades to come.
^Rothberg, Donald M. (January 20, 1987). "The Star Press 20 Jan 1987, page Page 2". The Muncie Star. Retrieved 15 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ abcde"GOP taps New Orleans as '88 convention site". The Berkshire Eagle. UPI. January 21, 1987. Retrieved 15 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Two halls are bait for 1988 conventions". Kanas City Times. September 1, 1987. Retrieved 15 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^McConnaughey, Janey (February 5, 1987). "GOP chairman: New Orleans cannot host both conventions". The Greenwood Commonwealth 03 Feb 1987, page 5. The Associated Press. Retrieved 15 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Curtain is a major political cover-up". The Times (Streator, Illinois). UPI. August 13, 1988. Retrieved 15 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Address Accepting the Presidential Nomination at the Republican National Convention in New Orleans 2015-07-22 at the Wayback Machine; August 18, 1988; by George H. W. Bush
^Reagan's speech 2005-10-26 at the Wayback Machine at the 1988 Convention
^ abSaker, Anne (August 18, 1988). "Taking the time for a foregone conclusion - UPI Archives". United Press International. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1988 Republican National Convention news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 1988 Republican National Convention was held in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana from August 15 to August 18 1988 It was the second time that a major party held its convention in one of the five states known as the Deep South coming on the heels of the 1988 Democratic National Convention which was held in Atlanta Georgia 1988 Republican National Convention1988 presidential electionNominees Bush and QuayleConventionDate s August 15 18 1988CityNew Orleans LouisianaVenueLouisiana SuperdomeKeynote speakerThomas KeanCandidatesPresidential nomineeGeorge H W Bush of TexasVice presidential nomineeDan Quayle of Indiana 1984 1992 Bush and Quayle are joined their families on stagePresident and Mrs Reagan address the 1988 Republican National Convention in the SuperdomeThe convention nominated Vice President George Bush for president as expected The second spot on the ticket was not publicly known before the convention James Danforth Dan Quayle U S Senator from Indiana was selected as Bush s vice presidential running mate The revelation of Quayle s selection as running mate did not come until the second day of the convention when NBC News broke the story As of 2020 it was the last time a major party s presidential candidate announced his vice presidential choice during his party s convention The convention featured speeches by Joe Paterno Helen Hayes Pat Robertson a keynote address by New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean and the music of the Jimmy Maxwell Orchestra Contents 1 Site selection 1 1 Bids 2 Speakers 3 Voting 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksSite selection EditRepublicans were seeking a host city that could provide a convention venue accommodating 17 000 and 20 000 hotel rooms 1 2 On January 20 1987 the site selection committee voted 6 3 in recommending New Orleans to serve as the site of the party s 1988 presidential nominating convention The runner up was Kansas City 2 Kansas City put forth Kemper Arena and the new Bartle Hall as prospective venues with Bartle Hall seeming the more likely of the two facilities The city s bid however was challenged by its lack of the 20 000 hotel rooms sought by the Republican Party with the city only being able to offer around 15 000 hotel rooms 3 A third city Atlanta had been ruled out of consideration because the maximum capacity configuration that the Omni Coliseum could offer would accommodate only 15 000 seats while the Republicans were seeking a minimum of 17 000 seats 2 This was the first major party presidential nominating convention to be held in New Orleans The size of the venue the Louisiana Superdome excited party officials with Party Chairman Frank Fahrenkopf declaring that its size would allow a more extravagant convention to be staged A factor that made New Orleans appealing to the Republican Party as a location included a significant supply of big hotels near the Super Dome The location choice was also intentionally reflective of the desire of the party to make further political inroads in the Southern United States 2 In their contract with the city the Republican Party included the clause forbidding the city from hosting another party s convention This would prevent the Democratic Party from being able to choose New Orleans as their site too New Orleans had been bidding for the Democratic Convention as well and Republicans feared that if the Democratic Convention was held in the same city that the host committee would treat them with second preference Therefore they required the city to withdraw from bidding for the Democratic convention New Orleans attempted to negotiate on this but the Republicans would not cede 2 4 The convention was the first to be held in a domed sports stadium A 900 by 90 feet curtain installed by Superdome management in 1986 to enable the venue to hold events like political conventions was utilized to partition half of the venue off 5 Bids Edit Bid cities City Venue Previous major party conventions hosted by cityAtlanta Georgia Omni Coliseum Kansas City Missouri Bartle Hall or Kemper Arena Democratic 1900Republican 1928 and 1976New Orleans Louisiana Louisiana Superdome Speakers Edit nbsp The Louisiana Superdome was the site of the 1988 Republican National ConventionThe convention is perhaps best known for Bush s thousand points of light speech 6 accepting the nomination Written by Peggy Noonan and Craig R Smith it included the read my lips no new taxes pledge that was the most popular sound bite coming out of the convention The successful speech gave him a bounce that he was able to capitalize on to win the 1988 presidential election President Ronald and Nancy Reagan were honored on August 15 Reagan made a major speech 7 on the opening night of the convention as he would for the last time in 1992 During the presidential roll call vote several seconding speeches were delivered showcasing a number of speakers from varying ethnic backgrounds Seconding speeches were delivered by American football Coach Joe Paterno Actress Helen Hayes Congressman Bob Dornan restaurateur Ninfa Laurenzo Kansas City Missouri City Council Member Joanne Collins and Federal Maritime Commissioner Elaine Chao 8 Other speakers included Bob Dole Elizabeth Dole Arizona junior senator John McCain Jeane Kirkpatrick and former President Gerald Ford source source source source Vice President Bush s acceptance speech source source source source source President Reagan s Remarks at the Republican National Convention on August 14 1988 source source source source source President Reagan s Address to the Republican National Convention August 15 1988 source source source source source Nancy Reagan s Address to the Republican National Convention on August 15 1988 source source source source source Celebration after President Reagan s Speech at Republican National Convention on August 15 1988Voting EditThe Balloting The presidential roll call began with Bush s name being placed into nomination by Senator Phil Gramm of Texas 8 Candidates nbsp Name George H W BushCertified Votes 2 044 100 total 2 044With rumblings of opposition to the Quayle nomination it was decided to have it ratified by voice vote something that the Republicans had never done before but would become standard practice in the decades to come Preceded by1984Dallas Texas 1988New Orleans Louisiana Succeeded by1992Houston TexasSee also Edit1988 Republican Party presidential primaries George H W Bush 1988 presidential campaign History of the United States Republican Party List of Republican National Conventions U S presidential nomination convention 1987 Libertarian National Convention 1988 Democratic National Convention 1988 United States presidential electionReferences Edit Rothberg Donald M January 20 1987 The Star Press 20 Jan 1987 page Page 2 The Muncie Star Retrieved 15 April 2023 via Newspapers com a b c d e GOP taps New Orleans as 88 convention site The Berkshire Eagle UPI January 21 1987 Retrieved 15 April 2023 via Newspapers com Two halls are bait for 1988 conventions Kanas City Times September 1 1987 Retrieved 15 April 2023 via Newspapers com McConnaughey Janey February 5 1987 GOP chairman New Orleans cannot host both conventions The Greenwood Commonwealth 03 Feb 1987 page 5 The Associated Press Retrieved 15 April 2023 via Newspapers com Curtain is a major political cover up The Times Streator Illinois UPI August 13 1988 Retrieved 15 April 2023 via Newspapers com Address Accepting the Presidential Nomination at the Republican National Convention in New Orleans Archived 2015 07 22 at the Wayback Machine August 18 1988 by George H W Bush Reagan s speech Archived 2005 10 26 at the Wayback Machine at the 1988 Convention a b Saker Anne August 18 1988 Taking the time for a foregone conclusion UPI Archives United Press International Retrieved 28 April 2023 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1988 Republican National Convention George Bush s nomination acceptance speech for President at RNC video at C SPAN George Bush s nomination acceptance speech for President at RNC permanent dead link audio Video of Quayle nomination acceptance speech for Vice President at RNC via YouTube George Bush s nomination acceptance speech for President at RNC text at The American Presidency Project Republican Party platform of 1988 at The American Presidency Project Video with audio of Thomas Kean s Keynote Address at Republican National Convention Text of Thomas Kean s Keynote Address at Republican National Convention Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1988 Republican National Convention amp oldid 1176338337, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
