Video: 'Ronald Reagan's Acceptance Speech at Republican National Convention, July 17, 1980'

(Thursday, July 17, 1980, approximately 10:00 p.m. EDT; during the 1980 Republican National Convention) — Former Governor Ronald W. Reagan of California accepted the Republican presidential nomination tonight at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit with a call to Americans to “recapture our destiny” by replacing President Jimmy Carter’s “trust me” philosophy of government with a new American compact that puts trust in the people and returns many federal functions to the state and local level.

Reagan was nominated July 16, 1980, after defeating Representative John B. Anderson of Illinois, who had dropped out of the race on Apr. 24, 1980, to run as an independent in the general election, 1939 to 37 votes.

Former Representative George H. W. Bush of Texas was nominated vice president, defeating Senator Jesse Helms of North Carolina 1832 to 54 votes.

Video: '1980 George H. W. Bush Vice President Acceptance Speech'

Reagan’s selection of Bush as his running mate unfolded after the negotiations with former President Gerald Ford reached an impasse.

The Reagan-Bush ticket would oppose the Democratic ticket of President Jimmy Carter of Georgia and Vice President Walter Mondale of Minnesota (nominated a month later) in the 1980 United States presidential election.