Video: 'Dukakis Nomination Acceptance Speech 1988 DNC'

(Thursday, July 21, 1988, scheduled for 10:06 p.m. EDT; during the 1988 Democratic National Convention) — Governor Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts accepted the Democratic presidential nomination tonight at The Omni in Atlanta, with a pledge to lead the nation to “the next American frontier.” Continue reading Dukakis accepts Democratic POTUS nomination 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 21 1988) →

Video: 'Lloyd Bentsen Nomination Acceptance Speech (1988)'

(Thursday, July 21, 1988, scheduled for 9:26 p.m. EDT; during the 1988 Democratic National Convention) — Senator Lloyd Bentsen of Texas accepted the Democratic vice presidential nomination tonight at The Omni in Atlanta, saying the Reagan administration had achieved an illusory prosperity by writing “hot checks for $200 billion a year.” Continue reading Bentsen accepts Democratic VPOTUS nomination 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 21 1988) →

(Tuesday, July 12, 1988, scheduled for 2:00 p.m. EDT; part of the United States presidential election, 1988) — Governor Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts, the Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee, reached for regional and ideological balance and announced today at historic Faneuil Hall in Boston that he had picked Senator Lloyd Bentsen of Texas as his running mate (click here to watch the video).