Take a look back at some of the most talked-about moments from Republican and Democratic national conventions in U.S. history.
Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, the upcoming Republican and Democratic conventions will look very different than they have in the past. They’ll both be largely digital, meaning that they might look more like a Zoom call than the massive, stadium-packed events we’re used to. But through other moments of turmoil in U.S. history, including wars, recessions and social unrest, the conventions have never failed to deliver memorable and sometimes entertaining moments — and even a much-needed laugh.
The Obama campaign had some fun with the moment, tweeting in response, “This seat’s taken,” with a photo of Obama sitting in the Oval Office chair. Garry had arranged for the party faithful to fill the galleries and take up the chant — and the rest is history. With Europe already embroiled in World War II and American involvement looming, Roosevelt would go on to be reelected for a third term before dying in office in 1945.
The line helped cement Palin’s status as both a conservative icon and a pop culture figure who was memorably lampooned by Tina Fey on “Saturday Night Live.” “From a young age, my parents impressed on me the values that you work hard for what you want in life. That your word is your bond, and you do what you say and keep your promise. That you treat people with respect,” Melania Trump said eight years later. “In working with Melania Trump on her recent First Lady speech, we discussed many people who inspired her and messages she wanted to share with the American people. A person she has always liked is Michelle Obama,” McIver wrote in an explanation.
Instead, after several failed attempts by Carter, Kennedy walked offstage smiling amid applause from the convention. “The president of the United States was groveling on live TV, in front of the nation, for a photo with the man he had defeated for his own party’s nomination,” wrote Yahoo News Senior Political Correspondent Jon Ward. “It was all awkward enough to make the country wonder if Democrats had made the right choice.
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