1992 Democratic National Convention - Definition and Overview

The 1992 Democratic National Convention is one of a series of historic quadrennial meetings of the United States Democratic Party with a primary focus on officially nominating a candidate for the office of President of the United States and adopting a political party platform as a challenge to the platform of the United States Republican Party. The meeting was held at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.

Bill Clinton was confirmed to be the party's candidate for President of the United States and Al Gore to be the party's candidate for Vice President of the United States. The two then faced incumbents George H. W. Bush and Dan Quayle in the 1992 presidential election.

The convention's keynote speaker was Texas United States House of Representative, Barbara Jordan. Other notable speakers included Georgia governor Zell Miller and party chairman Ron Brown.

The ending of the convention played the theme song of Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign, Fleetwood Mac's "Don't Stop."

The convention, organized by Ron Brown, was seen as a great success. Unlike earlier Democratic conventions, it had been well planned and run with few gaffes or errors, as even Republicans conceded.

External link

• Barbara Jordan's Keynote Address (http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/barbarajordan1992dnckeynote.html)