Three Historic Convention Speeches that Changed History;Bryan 1896 Reagan 1976 Palin 2008

Governor Sarah Palin's vice-presidential nomination speech at the Republican convention 2008







 The climactic portion of William Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech at the Democratic convention of 1896.The applause went on for thirty minutes and propelled the barely known ex-congressman from Nebraska to the nomination



  Governor Ronald Reagan's impromptu address to the 1976 Republican convention after he had,narrowly, lost the nomination to president Ford "Reagan's Impromptu Speech at 1976 GOP Convention" http://youtu.be/fy57g5ptpSs