1980 Democratic National Convention
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The 1980 National Convention of the U.S. Democratic Party nominated President Jimmy Carter for President and Vice President Walter Mondale for Vice President. The convention was held in Madison Square Garden in New York City from August 11 to August 14, 1980.
The 1980 convention was notable, as it was the last time in either major party that a candidate tried to get delegates released from their voting commitment. This was done by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., Carter's chief rival for the nomination in the Democratic primaries, who sought the votes of delegates held by Carter.
After losing his challenge for the nomination earlier that day, Kennedy spoke on August 12 and delivered a speech in support of President Carter and the Democratic Party. His speech closed with the lines "For me, a few hours ago, this campaign came to an end. For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die." The speech was written by Bob Shrum.[1]
This was the last time during the 20th century that the Democratic Party had a roll call for the Vice Presidential spot.[citation needed]
President Carter gave his acceptance speech on August 14. This was notable for his tribute to "Hubert Horatio HORNBLOWER, er, Humphrey,"[2] a gaffe which kept the late night talk shows busy for a week.
Various prominent delegates to this convention included Abe Beame, Geraldine Ferraro, Bruce Sundlun, Ruth Messinger, Ed Koch, Robert Abrams, Bella Abzug, Mario Biaggi and Howard Dean.
On November 4, President Carter and Vice President Mondale lost to Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush in the general election having lost both the popular vote by 8,420,270 popular votes and the electoral vote by 440 electoral votes.
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- Text and Audio of Ted Kennedy's Address
- Carter acceptance speech
- List of members from various state delegations to convention
- Speech by Melvin Boozer
| Preceded by 1976 |
Democratic National Conventions | Succeeded by 1984 |
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