had the nomination stolen from him.e should have had at least 75 of those votes and that would have given him the nomination. if not then in the next round. undaunted, he joined the progressive party known in history as the bull moose party. this was a party made up of middle class reformers, school teachers, well meaning intellectuals, some populists. a lot of people supporting women's suffrage. municipal reformers who were fed up with bosses in the cities. and roosevelt really became their standard bearer. in his opening speech he proclaimed very famously we stand in armageddon to do battle for the lord. the time he came in he would be, i would describe as a partition reformer. he had been police commissioner of new york city, governor of new york state. and always wanted to curb the successes of the great trust. by regulating them not destroying them as he believed that big business was here to stay. what he wanted to do was have people rise above their own sectarian interests. of course he had been an imperialist. w

nomination accepted it. it is a dedication, a dedication to the shining promise of tomorrow. as together we face that tomorrow, i beseech the prayers of all our people and the blessing and guidance of almighty god. thank you. [cheers] ♪ >> road to the white house rewind continues with adlai stevenson accepting his party's presidential nomination at the 1952 democratic national convention in chicago. the illinois governor enter the convention insisted that he was not a candidate for president, but he eventually allowed to name to be put forward in the delegates elected him as the nominee on the third ballot. governor stevenson lost the 1952 general election to general dwight eisenhower with 44% of the popular vote to eisenhower's 55%. this speech is just over 15 minutes and our coverage is courtesy of nbc news. >> quite a moment and the rise of adlai stevenson. and i judge that it is. [cheers] getting a tremendous ovation after the handsome introduction by president truman. [cheers] we can see the president seated in the back. taking it easy. waiting for the speech to begin. >

he narrowly missed that nomination. it went instead to rutherford b.ayes and in 1880 his name was put in nomination, and he again did not have quite enough support, and finally in 1884 he was nominated and he ran against grover cleveland and narrowly lost in that national election. this is mr. blaine's study and library, and this is part of the addition to the house that the blaines made in 1872, and it is the room that still remains the closest to what blaine and his family would have known back in the victorian period. when the house became the home for the governors in 1920, the decision was made to preserve this room much as it was in the earlier period, so it has become the repository for many artifacts that relate to blaine. the first one we'll look at is blaine's desk when he was editor of the kennebec journal. he came to augusta in the 1850s to be a newspaper editor, and this desk was made especially for him at the time, and then when he left the newspaper to go on for his political career, the desk stayed there and in recent years the journal

but first they had to fulfill their obligation to nominate a democrat for the presidency.went on, it became clear that vice president humphrey had the support of the convention. ron and most of the new hampshire delegates were pledged to vote for mccarthy, and they honored that pledge. >> i cast 20 votes for senator eugene j. mccarthy and 6 votes for vice president humphrey. >> and vice president humphrey won the nomination. ron and dottie went back to laconia and talked about the convention with their friends. >> it is the very differences of individuals, individual groups and everything else, that saved this whole damn thing for us. we all thought the same, we wouldn't really be correct. if you believe in democracy, you believe that two things, ration and reason. the other thing is you realize that all people don't look at what is right for human society the same way. it's a matter of degree. so, somehow, you have to talk about -- with politics, you never get the hundred percent. if you get any persocent, you'l probably end up with 60%, which is what you want for the guy

that's followed by hubert humphrey's 1968 democratic presidential nomination acceptance speech. later, road to the white house rewind of the 1968 presidential campaign. >>> road to the white house rewind brings you arrest kai value coverage of presidential races. up next, a u.s. information agency film on the 1968 campaign titled a private decision. it chronicles the race from the first primaries in new hampshire to the surprise withdrawal of president lyndon johnson from the race, to richard nixon's victory over hubert humphrey in the general election. during the cold war, they made films to promote american society and democracy. they couldn't be shown in the u.s. until 12 years after they were produced. this half hour film is courtesy of the national archives. >> the political situation here in new hampshire, the rest of the country is still watching us. >> once every four years when the united states turns its attention to choosing leader, a small snowy state in the northeastern corner of the country becomes the political center of the nation. >> the final campaigning is und

it was considered -- it was muskie's nomination to lose. some of the things that happened in new hampshire that your other guest mentioned, including appearing to cry in a serious -- furious moment outside the local newspapers for things that had been printed about his wife. there was some dispute about whether he was actually crying or not. because it was snowing at the time, and muskie, himself, said he was not crying. nevertheless, that was the impression. histhere were other reasons candidacy began to collapse in new hampshire. one of the big ones was his position on vietnam. he could not make up his mind where he stood on vietnam. war veterans at a hospital. here is a little bit of that conversation. >> they love their country, there is a question about that. you are about halfway mad at it, are you not? >> when you lose control of your bowels', your bladder, york sterility whenever father a child, you'll never walk again for the rest of your life, you are 23-years old, you do not want to be a burden for your family -- to you know wher

governor adlai stevenson accepted his party's presidential nomination at the 1952 democratic convention in his home state of illinois. entered but he eventually allowed his name to be put forward. governor stevenson last the 1952 general election to job dwight eisenhauer with 44% of the popular vote to general eisenhower. the speech was covered by nbc news and lasts 15 minutes minutes. >> it's going to be quite a moment in the life of adlai stevenson and i judge that it is. getting a handsome ovation after that introduction by president truman. you can see the president seated in the background taking it easy and waiting for the speech to begin. >> mr. president, ladies and gentlemen. conventi c of the convention and citizens, i accept your nomination and your program. [ applause ]citizens, i accept nomination and your program. [ applause ] i should have preferred to hear those words uttered by a stronger, a wiser, a better man than myself. [ applause ] but after listening to the president's speech, i even feel better about myself. [ applause ]none of you, my friends, can wholly appreci

your nomination awesome as i found it has nod enlarged my capacity. i am profoundly grateful by their comradeship. i cannot resist the urge to take the one opportunity to pay my humble respects to a very great and good americans. who i am proud to call my kinsmen, alvin barkley, of kentucky. [ applause ] let me say too that i have been heartened by the conduct of this convention. you have argued and disagreed because as democrats, you cared and you cared deeply. without dispoiling our traditions. [ applause [ applause ] you have not spoiled our best traditions in any naked struggles for power. you have written a platform that contradicts nor evade, you have restated our party. for that distance days for no one drags a change. [ applause ] others will say we stand for socialism. there will be the inevitable cries. it is time for a change so on and so on. we'll hear all of those things and many more aside. we'll hear nothing that we have not heard before. i am not too much concerned of par party party -- the working men and the farmers all know they are

be nominated for president. he had a background in eastern europe that led him to believe the cold war concept was all -- all wrong. it was simply protecting the traditional fear of influence. he was born to be a professor, but he was also very interested in politics. he caught the eye of state democrats who asked if he would be interested in becoming the executive secretary of the south dakota democratic party. the democrats in south dakota at that point were in bad shape. there were 110 legislators in south dakota in 1953 two were democrats. it was quite a challenge. mcgovern thought it was a challenge were taking. he slowly built up the democratic party. he recruited party workers, candidates, raised money, wrote speeches. the democrats got 24 seats in 1954. in 1956, mcgovern to the party he helped build up and ran for congress. he of a one again in 1958 when he defeated a former south dakota governor. john kennedy felt that perhaps his candidacy had brought mcgovern down, so he offered mcgovern a position to

and his nomination really rested on his reputation in 1942, as well.he wants to use that reputation, that national reputation that he has, to build momentum for kind of a unanimous following around him for the nomination. he believes that the party, as we've talked about over the last several weeks, is weak and divided nationally. and that it is in danger of falling completely apart and that a serious and drawn-out and ugly primary or convention fight would be the worst thing for the gop. so he works a lot behind the scene or has his operatives work behind the scene to ensure that ultimately he secures a first ballot nomination without really any serious opposition whatsoever. any questions or concerns? note that dewey will select the conservative john w. bricker as his running mate. dewey was more of a moderate to liberal republican candidate, and those words mean something different then than they do today. but he is certainly a more moderate candidate at the top of the ticket. he selects bricker, who is a nice conservative counter to the top. he had

your nomination, awesome as i find it, has not enlarged my capacity. so i am profoundly grateful and emboldened by their comradeship and fielding and i have been deeply moved by their expressions of goodwill and of support. and i cannot, my friends, resist the urge to take the one opportunity that has been afforded me to pay my humble respects to a very great and good american, whom i am proud to call my kinsman, alvin barkley of kentucky. let me say too that i have been heartened by the conduct of this convention. you have argued and disagreed because as democrats you care and you care deeply. but you have disagreed and argued without calling each other liars and thieves, without despoiling our best traditions. you have not spoiled our best traditions in any naked struggles for power. and you have written a platform that neither equivocates, contradicts nor evades. you have restated our party's record, its principles and its purposes, in language that none can mistake. and with a firm confidence, in justice, freedom and peace on earth, that will raise

the nomination was sewed up.as a lot of tension and fear and a lot of dinism in the works. after the convention, my father campaigned strenuously all over the country for john f. kennedy and bobby kennedy's first stop on the campaign trail was right here. at the home where we had a great rally out on the lawn for bobby kennedy. >> now, newton minow referred to jackie kennedy's new book put out by caroline kennedy, there were some audiotapes attached to that, and she talked -- >> shortly after the assassination. >> correct, and they were just released. here's jackie kennedy talking about adlai stevenson and john f. kennedy. >> and the big thing with governor stevenson wanting to stay, telling him he would have to have the u.n., i remember that jack about that. >> how was that? >> you know, it was unpleasant. i mean, he didn't like it having to do it or anything but he wasn't going to give him the state department. i remember the earliest times we spoke of it, we knew that governor stevenson would get the u.n. i re

the nomination was sewed up.nvention, my father campaigned strongly all over the country for john f. kennedy. and bobby kennedy's first stop on the campaign trail was right here. at the home where we had a great rally out on the lawn for bobby kennedy. now newt minnow referred to the book put out by carolyn kennedy, regarding audiotapes attached to this that arthur sclesinger taped with ms. kennedy, shortly after the assassination. and they were just released. here is jackie kennedy talking about adlai stevenson and jfk. >> and then the big thing with governor stevenson wanting -- telling him that he would have to have the u.n. i can remember jack telling me about that. >> does that give him a lot of difficulty -- or was he rather amused by all of it? >> it was unpleasant. he didn't like having to do it or anything. i remember at the earliest times when we spoke of it he knew that governor stevenson would get the u.n., it was sort of unpleasant to have to tell someone that. and i remember their conference on the

again, not a lot on the democratic side as far as the presidential nomination. the assumption is that roosevelt as the wartime leader is going to seek and win nomination for a fourth term. and indeed, roosevelt will do just that. he was 62 years old in 1944, and actually in pretty poor health. he's also facing some challenges in the fact that his democratic coalition, which was very large and diverse, was beginning to crumble. remember, it's made up of northeastern liberals, intellectuals, white, southern democrats and western farmers and other groups, including increasingly after 1936 black democratic voters, black, a majority will vote democratic for the first time in 1936. and so, you have a very diverse coalition that's beginning to buckle a little bit by 1944. now, while roosevelt enjoyed an 81% approval rating on his handling of foreign affairs, he and dewey, the republican nominee, remained evenly matched in most of the polls throughout 1944. and so, there was certainly concern on the democratic side. indeed, roosevelt's speechwriter, samuel roseman, will

he didn't want the nomination, is the shofrt answer, especially in the republicans nominated, as they did, dwight eisenhower, who everyone thought was unbeatable and stevenson thought wouldn't be a bad president. there was a vacuum in the party. harry truman was retiring and there was no obvious successor and stevenson gave a remarkable welcoming address at the chicago convention that had the effect almost of william jennings bryant's cross of gold. it touched off this draft and a couple of days later he was delivering the speech that you just heard. >> and welcome to libertyville, illinois, and "the contenders." this is the ninth in the 14-week series, looking at the men who ran for president and changed american politics. tonight our focus is adlai ewing stevenson 1900-1965 were his years of living. we are joined by well-known author and historian richard william smith. we're live from libertyville, illinois, 40 miles outside chicago at the stevenson family farm. we are in adlai stevenson's old study right now in the house and in just a moment we're going to be joined by newton mino

and dewey offers him the vice presidential nomination. nixon helped to deliver, or he was going to deliver the california delegation, but it turned out he didn't have to. the fair play amendment threw it to eisenhower. and nixon is perfect for this. when you think of a vice presidential candidate, you want him to fill gaps. young. conservative so that the presidential candidate can be a moderate. brings a western state in, energetic, the second leading public face for anti-communism in the country at the time. nixon was an absolutely perfect choice. he doesn't look too excited, does he? [ laughter ] on the other side of the coin, i type in democratic convention, and what do i get? the successful movement to draft eisenhower. what's with wikipedia anyway? this myth also needs to be undone, but it's kind of harder than it is with ike. because ike was a candidate and stevenson never was. there was a draft movement. it was run by walter johnson. the history professor from the university of chicago, but it did not draft stevenson. this is what

i know that he then ran for president -- or was nominated at a nomination convention, '60.tate. what would have happened if adlai would have been made secretary of state and would the situation in vietnam have been different? thank you. >> let's start with richard norton smith. set the stage here. >> that's a very large subject, i think we have some material on this later on. it is certainly true that there was not a warm relationship between the kennedys and governor stevenson. in 1956 stevenson had done something no one else had done. he had thrown the nomination for the vice presidency open. he let the convention decide. and jack kennedy came within an eyebrow of winning that nomination, and in the end, probably to stevenson's regret, estes kefauver, managed to eke out a victory. ironically, kennedy later on not being on the ticket was probably the best thing that ever happened to him. it introduced him to the country. it paved the way for his campaign in 1960. it is also safe to say, i would defer to newt on this, the way in which governor stevenson flirted with the dra

at least for the nomination. he wants it to come to him. and that i think in part rests on his own experience in new york, because of his reputation as a racket buster. he had won the party's nomination for governor in 1938, had come close, remember, to winning that against the popular democratically incumbent governor herbert leebman. and his nomination really rested on his reputation in 1942 as well. so he wants to use that reputation, that national reputation that he has, to build momentum for kind of a unanimous following around him for the nomination. he believes that the party, as we've talked about over the last several weeks, is weak and divided nationally. and that it is in danger of falling completely apart and that a serious and drawn-out and ugly primary or convention fight would be the worst thing for the gop. so he works a lot behind the scenes or has his operatives work behind the scenes to ensure that ultimately he secures a first ballot nomination without really any serious opposition whatsoever. any questions or concerns?

he can give them the nomination. he can give them uncommitted delegates and they don't want it, and all he's got to deal with is kefauver. so truman gets mad enough to stay in the new hampshire primary against the advice of all of his aides, and kefauver beats him. outright square beats him with his name on the ballot. one myth that is absolutely untrue, that truman wants to perpetuate that he didn't run in 1952. he did, he allowed his name to stay on the ballot. this is kefauver reading new hampshire results when he's beating him. i don't know how he can suppress a smile, it's only been done three times in american history. truman goes ballistic and finally, since he's lost the primary, decides that he's going to make good, even though he doesn't have an heir. stevenson and vinson had turned him down, and he's in the middle of the steel strike. he finally decides that the jefferson jackson day dinner, march of 1952, at the old armory in d.c., march 31st, he announces that he will not be a candidate. and it's interes

nomination, everyone in the arena was there for a different reason. it's the easiest place to buy weed in philly. also to see barack obama give what could be the last big speech of his presidency. before he took to the stage the dnc played a stirring video of his ups and downs in office. after watching the office you realize how much, more than any other president this nation has ever had, barack obama has touched his face. >> this is someone who walked into us as faced with multiple crises, each one of them could sink the country. >> from his first days in office the difficult choices he made as president would be only shape the country's future but reveal the character of the man. [ applause ] >> trevor: yes the presidents had a message for the american people about the mab who had a chance to replace him. >.president: this is not your typically election. it's not just a choice between parties and policies. what we heard in cleveland wasn't particularly republican. it sure wasn't conservative. america is already great. the choice isn't even close. >

you have somebody without a real political value. -- will be nominated nominated by the republican party area >> i think you might have a lot of ambiguity -- feelings with the american public. you don't want the party bosses to pick a candidate. the party getting involved more than it has been in shaping who becomes the eventual nominee. i think a lot of the public is ambiguous about it. and hillary's superdelegates. should there be superdelegates? have?t a good thing to >> you have a couple stories? of the --.ber welcome to the committee on this. your dad was very act in republican politics for years before. jerry and i were -- both work in 1962. airport welcoming committee and we welcomed all the delegates and got them to the cars anyone to the hotels and things. we had six charter airplanes that came in. one day we had a charter coming in at two 140, they wanted us to have three good-looking young pick up six up to suitcases and take to the alameda hotel. we met that airplane as well as many others and we happened to meet the governor of california ronald reagan. suitcases eight or 10

why did he ultimately decide to run for the nomination? he did set the groundwork in 1939 for a possible predator to bed in 1940. -- a possible presidential did in 1940. >> he was always interested in politics, even from growing up in his hometown. he talked about it in his life, in his childhood with his parents, when they got to college -- it was always an integral part of its life. >> we are in russellville, indiana, one of the homes of wendell willkie. >> this is a wooden post card sent to the united states mail, sent from aberdeen, washington. all of the people in the town actually signed the back of the postcard to say "we want willkie." we want wendell willkie to run for the presidential nomination for the presidency. >> what was the campaign like? you had or will keep clubs. you had boxes of buttons and banners. >> people wanted something new and different that they had not had before. this is where the willkie name started to take off. here was someone who had challenged the new deal successfully. he had been a strong proponent of

have you received nomination and he lost all three times? >> henry clay received the nomination. this was a little bit different 100 years ago. there was a lot more voters, and a lot more media. more money involved. clay had a pretty small country. america was not just a country, this was a modern campaign. >> as you write in your book, for 14 million americans of voted in that election. that was 80%. >> they voted in colorado. that is the highest percentage of voters. we have never had that a high percentage of voters again. >> can you touch on his senate bid in 1894? >> cher. he started out to get the populist and democratic nomination. the populist was an insurgent movement in american politics rapidly rising. they had secured the house in nebraska. the irony of his 1894 senate campaign was that the republicans win for the legislature and the democratic candidate actually wins the governorship. there was two debates, one in lincoln and 1 in omaha. 7000 people turned out for the debate in october of 1894. ryan started out talking about the income tax. this is the first income-t

to review the vice presidential nomination. presidentdent -- reagan had already announced a liberal republican from pennsylvania, in the vain hope that they may have been able to swing some of the pennsylvania delegations to the northeast delegates. they wanted to avoid letting out who they were going to pick at that point. jerry: i went to that day they were having the parliamentary fight out on the floor. it was just terrible, they couldn't get control of the audience, of the delegates. it is a wonder they ever got to turn the page to the next day, because it was such a bitter among republicans. it wasn't a fun place to be and it certainly was a lot of action. it wasn't pretty and we have a lot to be proud of. crosby: there is a famous moment when nelson rockefeller grabbed a reagan sign and ripped it up. one of the reagan delegates went out and ripped out the white phone that connected the new york delegation to the ford campaign. jerry: you have to remember at this point he was vice president of the united states. looks lik

on the republican side, richard nixon is urging for a big send off for the president nomination >> new hampshire of the national campaign by holding the first primary election of the year. >> so the man who then wanted to be president, romney and richard nixon and mccartney from minnesota drew attention to new hampshire as they started to campaign through the snow. hoping these victims would bring them victory where one man from each party would win the states' support at the political convention. a small town in new hampshire, and the most popular past time dog racing, the problems across the country may seem far away. behind its landscape and comfortable homes, people were aware of the challenges the country faced in this election year. and many became activity involved in the primary campaign. kim wilson live in occonia. >> if you're familiar with super 8 cams, ed, this is the one that loads with a drop-in cartridge. >> jim cares deeply about the future of his country, and he is concerned about the way the government spends money, including his tax money. he thinks a republican admi

i'm concerned about the nominees it is the nominees who's expectation cause foment among the nominators for the board of supervisors that have been yelling at us at every turn created expectation or we haven't expectations have been kraeltdz criticisms even today, this commission didn't understand the legislation i beg to differ this commission understand the legislation as written and the supervisors and other in the meantime, bodies are in the not read the document maintained so on timeline and on nominees we have a lot of expectations out there which all the criticism falls on this body here okay. so it is not warranted and we have to clarify this. >> my advise to the commissioners not today but contemplate we have to have very definitive and clear to the extent we need widen room we'll fight this battle every single time a nonprofit comes to the table and so there will be some who say well, let's do it on a case by case basis and others say let's make a clear determination and fifth the battle ones in my opinion all not up front we'll create a bunch of rules that challenge the nomin

three times getting the democratic nomination, has that ever happened where you receive a nomination and lost all three times? >> the person you profiled the first time, henry clay, received before the whig party, a nomination, and twice for the whig party, but of course, a little different in 100 years ago. this was a lot more voters, a lot more media, more money involved. this was really, unlike clay, who had a fairly small country in terms of population, america was an industrial country by the early 20th century. this was a modern campaign, all three of them. in a sense, that clay's campaigns were not. >> you write in your book that 14 million americans voted in that election in 1896, and 75% to 85% of eligible voters cast their ballots. >> almost 80%. >> some women too. women had the vote in colorado. a couple other western states, which he won, actually. but, yes, 80% and that was actually -- the highest percentage of eligible voters in any election for men, who had never had that highest percentage of voters again. >> if you could touch briefly on his senate bid in 1894. >> su

she made history as the first zayn person nominated for president this year. now we will get into the highlights of hillary's speech in a moment. one of the moving moments came earlier from the parents of a muslim army captain who gave his life fighting in iraq. >> donald trump, consistently smears the character of muslims. donald trump, you're asking americans to trust you with their future. let me ask you, have you even read the united states constitution? [cheers and applause] >> i will, i will gladly lend you my copy. [cheers and applause] >> trevor: no, no, no. what are you doing? he hates those two things the most, muslims and reading. no. after more speeches and a beautiful katy perry show it was time for hillary -- first, first. as customary in american politics her daughter came out to introduce her. >> our daughter charlotte is nearly two years old. she loves elmo. she loves blue berries. and above all she loves face timing with grandma. [cheers and applause] >> my mom can be about to walk on stage for a debate or a speech. it just doesn't matter. sh

my fellow democrats, i proudly accept the nomination of our party.this moment is one of personal pride and gratification, yet one cannot help but reflect the deep sadness that we feel over the troubles and the violence which have erupted regrettably and tragically in the streets of this great city. and for the personal injuries which have occurred. >> that's hubert humphrey accepting the 1968 democratic nomination for president at chicago's conrad hilton hotel where the democrats had gathered for their convention in the midst of the vietnam war while thousands of angry protesters demonstrated outside. hubert humphrey long time minnesota senator and unsuccessful candidate for president in 1968 is the focus of this week's "the contenders" program. and we're live from minnesota's history center. mick caouette is the documentarian of hubert humphrey's life. just finished a documentary last year. we're standing in the middle of an exhibit the history center has put on about the tumultuous year of 1968. to start our discussion about hubert humphrey, set th

wilder earned an oscar nomination... and a name for himself in hollywood. wilder says: "if i hadn't done that movie and been nominated for an academy award and all that, i think i'd still be doing supporting roles on broadway." but there were bigger roles to in 1971, he captivated in 'willy wonka and the chocolate factory' -- creating one of the most endearing characters of the 20th century. "we'll begin with a spin, traveling in a world of my creation..." in the 70s, the wilder-brooks collaborations continued with

up next, his 1968 democratic presidential nomination acceptance speech. we have video footage of the 1968 presidential campaign. >>> american history tv airs on cspan3 every weekend telling the american story through events, interviews and visits to historic locations. this month, american history tv is in prime time to introduce you to programs you could see every weekend on cspan3. our features include lectures in history. to hear lectures by top history professors. american artifacts takes a look at the treasures. real america, revealing the 20th century. the civil war, where you hear about the people who shaped the civil war and reconstruction. and the presidency focuses on u.s. presidents and first ladies to learn about their politics, policies and legacies. all this month and every weekend on american history tv on cspan3. >>> road to the white house rewind continues with hubert humphrey accepting his party's presidential nomination at the 1968 democratic con vepgs in chicago. the primary season was a turbulent one for the democrats with president l

unfortunately to get even the nomination two times earlier.the key to his success in securing the nomination in 1884? >> well, persistence always is part of the story, i suppose, and to continue to try, as he did. he was certainly recognized as a leading, leading figure in the republican party. there's no question. i mean one of had of his many ns was mr. republican. he was certainly a leading figure, and that would be part of the story. >> he also had some great enemies at the time trying to deny him the nomination. explain the split in the republican party, if you will, please. >> yes. well there were a group of moderates. they were called in 1884 the mudwomps. they were in many cases the intelligence from boston, from new york, from philadelphia. these were folks who believed that blaine was a very corrupt individual. you think, for example, of henry adams who wrote "democracy," and the senator in democracy who was a dark figure is james g. blaine, modeled upon him. so he did have very strong enemies even within his own party. >> ultimately

dwight eisenhower accepts his party's presidential nomination at the 1952 republican national convention in chicago. in his speech, the former nato supreme allied commander promises to lead a great crusade to put a republican in the white house for the first time in many years. them as being wasteful and corrupt. general eisenhower defeated the credit now adlai stevenson in the 1952 general election. capturing 55% of the popular vote to stevenson's 44%. this is about 15 minutes. ♪ ♪ [cheers] ♪ >> president of the united states. [cheers] >> mr. chairman, my fellow republicans. [cheers] may i first thank you on behalf of mrs. eisenhower and myself for the warmth of your welcome. for us both this is our first entry into a political convention and it is a most heartwarming one thank you very much. [cheers] and before i proceed with the thoughts that i should like to address briefly to you, may i have the temerity to congratulate this convention on the selection of their nominee for vice president. [cheers] a man who has shown statesmanlike qualities in many ways, but as a special talent an a

as you said, 20 years later, dole getting nominated for the presidency.i think reagan, really, my recollection of 1980 was reagan was in in terms of the nomination. the way he handled things at the end of 76. jerry: and a reagan won at the end of 76, which was extraordinary. when you have dan ford and lockstep with the presidency of ford, and reagan won missouri. it wasn't even close. there is another world out there in politics. if you are not paying attention it can turn on you. crosby: one of the interesting things about the convention is a local result of the convention. this missouri state convention that year. jerry: i have to tell you about that. [laughter] if there is hell on earth it was that convention. it was in springfield, missouri in the shriners hall with no air conditioning in june. and both candidates came to that convention. as you can imagine it was like somebody landing in luke's park. and for two days, mind you, no air-conditioning, these party people, who i didn't even know and hadn't met until that time, were bearing down on us and

, it is time to nominate sherman and garfield gives the nomination. it is a remarkable speech. he says it is time for america to live up to the true principles of the constitution, namely that all men white and black shall be free and shall stand equal before the law and the place goes nuts. maybe we are picking the wrong guy from ohio. this guy, he's brilliant and he's wonderful and sherman, he's okay. >> the first at that time, each convention as you know determines for themselves. how many -- how the procedure works. in 1880, in order to get the nomination, you needed 379 votes of delegates. unlike today, today's convention is a big party. we know in advance. by the time you get to the convention of who the nominees are going to be. so they went for the convention and they needed 379. on the first ballot. gra grant gets 304 and sherman gets 93 and other candidates get a handful. so no one is even close. they take a second and third and fourth and tenth ballot and at the same three, they shift five or six but nothing is changing. on the 14th ballot,