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unusual facts about United States presidential nominating convention


1848 Whig National Convention

The 1848 Whig National Convention was a quadrennial presidential nominating convention of the Whig Party.


1908 Democratic National Convention

The 1908 Democratic National Convention was the quadrennial Democratic National Convention, the presidential nominating convention of the Democratic Party.

1972 Republican National Convention

It was the sixth and, to date, last time both the Republican and Democratic national party conventions were held in the same city; Chicago had hosted double conventions in 1884, 1932, 1944, and 1952, and Philadelphia in 1948.

President of the United States

The modern presidential campaign begins before the primary elections, which the two major political parties use to clear the field of candidates before their national nominating conventions, where the most successful candidate is made the party's nominee for president.

The Shari Lewis Show

The original tapes of many episodes were wiped and reused by NBC to record coverage of the 1964 Democratic and Republican National Conventions.


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