In today’s world, major national political conventions in the United States are subject to the highest levels of security. The federal government oversees everything from the obvious site inspections and […]
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Tonight Michelle Obama will give her speech in Charlotte, N.C. and the President will watch the event on television from the White House. While Barack Obama will join Democrats at the Convention tomorrow, it was once customary that candidates did not attend the nominating conventions. This is a look back at the Democratic Convention of 1908 when it was in Denver:
As was customary in 1908, the candidates themselves did not attend the nominating conventions (the first president to attend a convention was FDR in 1932 who appeared to accept the nomination to dispel rumors about his health).
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The Democratic National Convention, Denver 1908: The New York Delegation Arrives Like other travelers, I often try to identify those traveling with me who are returning home and those who
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The Democratic National Convention, Denver 1908: The More Things Change… In the “more things change, the more they stay the same” department, The Denver Post of July 6, 1908, wrote:
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The Democratic National Convention, Denver 1908: White vs. Green Conventions As the Democrats of 2008 prepare for the “greenest” (most environmentally conscious) convention ever, people might like to know that
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The Democratic National Convention, Denver 1908: The Hillary Factor Now that Barack Obama and the DNCC are talking about the convention schedule, we have learned that Hillary Clinton’s name will
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