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The 1984 National Convention of the U.S. Democratic Party was held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California from July 16 to July 19, 1984, to select a candidate for the 1984 United States presidential election. At the convention Walter Mondale was nominated for President and Geraldine Ferraro for Vice President. Ferraro became the first woman to be nominated by either party for the Presidency or Vice-Presidency. In another first, the 1984 Democratic Convention was chaired by the female governor of Kentucky, Martha Layne Collins.[1]
[edit] Notable Speeches
New York Governor Mario Cuomo gave a well-received keynote speech. The speech is available online at American Rhetoric's top 100 speeches, number eleven. Mondale's major rivals for the nomination, Senator Hart and Rev. Jackson also gave speeches.
[edit] The Voting
[edit] Tally for president
The candidates for U.S. president earned the following numbers of delegates:[2]
[edit] Vice-President
Geraldine Ferraro was nominated as the first woman to receive a major party nomination by acclamation on a voice vote.
[edit] See also
1984 Democratic Presidential Primaries
- ^ Ferraro, Geraldine. (1986). Ferraro: My Story. Bantam, New York, New York. ISBN 0553051105.
- ^ Our Campaigns - US President - D Convention Race - Jul 16, 1984
