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Republican National Convention Acceptance Speech
Words to Live By Podcast
English - August 29, 2023 07:00 - 40 minutes - 92 MB - ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsGovernment Business Non-Profit audio reagan library reagan foundation ronald reagan president reagan great communicator Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Today, we’re looking at the historic re-nomination and acceptance speech of President Reagan and Vice President George HW Bush in August 1984, 41 years ago. In light of our current political season, we thought it might be valuable to hear a sitting president recount his promises, citing his accomplishments with honesty and candor. To set the scene, it was the first time a Republican National Convention was held in Texas! Reagan carried the endorsement of 2,233 of the 2,235 delegates to the Dallas convention. He was beyond a lock, having no serious competition in the primaries.