Democratic and Republican National Conventions- Charlotte and Tampa 2012: Both cities get ready for national attention
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President Jimmy Carter to speak by video at Democratic convention
By Aaron Gould Sheinin
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Former President Jimmy Carter will address the 2012 Democratic National Convention live via video in prime time.
The Democratic National Convention Committee said Tuesday that Carter’s message, to be given on the Tuesday of the convention that runs Sept. 3-6 in Charlotte, will include “unique insights about President [Barack] Obama as a global leader.”
At the 2008 Democratic convention in Denver, the former Georgia governor spoke to a meeting of the state delegation and participated in a delegate service day.
He decided that year as well to speak to the full convention via video, rather than from the convention hall.
Carter told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution during the 2008 convention that he asked Obama campaign adviser David Axelrod “just to let me do whatever I could to be helpful.”
With Michelle Obama speaking opening night of the 2008 convention and the presidential candidate speaking that Thursday, Bill and Hillary Clinton spoke Tuesday and Wednesday.
“So, I didn’t want to intrude,” Carter said then. “I didn’t need to get on the stage and make a speech.”
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, the chairman of the 2012 convention, called Carter “one of the greatest humanitarian leaders of our time and a champion of democracy around the globe.”
“A lifelong champion of human rights and investments in education and energy to spur economic development, President Carter will provide unique insight into President Obama’s ability to move our country forward and why we need his vision and leadership for a second term,” Villaraigosa said.
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Video: Charlotte- DNC
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Video: Attend the President and Vice President’s speeches at the 2012 Democratic National Convention
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Video: San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro Keynote Speaker for 2012 Democratic National Convention
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Video: Democratic National Convention Chairman Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
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Video: Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) Lynx blue line light rail
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Law Enforcement and Public Safety Agencies Announce Security
Restrictions and Transportation Plan for the
2012 Democratic National Convention-PDF
Democratic National Convention
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August 8, 2012
RNC Chairman announces five additional Republican Convention headliners
PRNewswire-USNewswire
TAMPA- Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus today announced five additional headliners who will address the Republican National Convention August 27-30. More convention speakers, including the keynote, will be announced in the coming days. The five speakers announced today are:
•Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, Florida’s 37th attorney general and first female attorney general in state history;
•Texas Republican U.S. Senate Nominee Ted Cruz, former Texas solicitor general (first Hispanic and youngest person in that position);
•Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuno, first Republican elected governor of Puerto Rico since 1969 and first Republican representative from Puerto Rico elected to Congress;
•Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens, former chairman of the Cobb County Commission; and
•Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, 45th governor of Wisconsin and the first U.S. governor to have successfully kept their seat in a recall election.
Republican National Convention Chief Executive Officer William Harris said, “We are creating a world-class program of speakers at this convention. Their love for our country and vision for a brighter and more prosperous future will resonate in Tampa and echo across our nation.”
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Video: GOP Convention moves into Tampa Bay Times Forum
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Video: Tampa is ready
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Video: 2012 Republican National Convention – Construction Time-Lapse
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Video: Law Enforcement is ready to protect the waterways during the Republican National Convention in Tampa
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Video: TECO Line Streetcar System
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Law Enforcement and Public Safety Agencies Announce Security
Restrictions and Transportation Plan for the
2012 Republican National Convention-PDF
Republican National Convention
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Democratic National Conventions
May 21-23, 1832 The Athenaeum and Warfield’s Church, Baltimore Pres. Andrew Jackson of Tennessee
May 20-22, 1835 Fourth Presbyterian Church, Baltimore Vice Pres. Martin Van Buren of New York
May 5-6, 1840 The Assembly Rooms, Baltimore Pres. Martin Van Buren of New York
May 27-29, 1844 Odd Fellows Hall, Baltimore James K. Polk of Tennessee
May 22-25, 1848 Universalist Church, Baltimore Lewis Cass of Michigan
June 1-5, 1852 Maryland Institute, Baltimore Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire
June 2-6, 1856 Smith and Nixon’s Hall, Cincinnati James Buchanan of Pennsylvania
April 23-May 3, 1860 South Carolina Institute Hall, Charleston none (deadlocked)
June 18-23, 1860 Front Street Theater, Baltimore Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois
August 29-31, 1864 The Amphitheatre, Chicago George B. McClellan of New Jersey
July 4-9, 1868 Tammany Hall, New York Horatio Seymour of New York
July 9-10, 1872 7 Ford’s Grand Opera House, Baltimore Horace Greeley of New York
June 27-29, 1876 Merchant’s Exchange Building, Saint Louis Samuel J. Tilden of New York
June 22-24, 1880 Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati Winfield S. Hancock of Pennsylvania
July 8-11, 1884 Interstate Exposition Building, Chicago Grover Cleveland of New York
June 5-7, 1888 Exposition Building, Saint Louis Pres. Grover Cleveland of New York
June 21-23, 1892 Wigwam, Chicago ex-Pres. Grover Cleveland of New York
July 7-11, 1896 8 Chicago Coliseum, Chicago William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska
July 4-6, 1900 Convention Hall, Kansas City William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska
July 6-9, 1904 St. Louis Coliseum, Saint Louis Alton B. Parker of New York
July 7-10, 1908 Denver Arena Auditorium, Denver William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska
June 25-July 2, 1912 Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey
June 14-16, 1916 Convention Hall, Saint Louis Pres. Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey
June 28-July 6, 1920 Civic Auditorium, San Francisco James M. Cox of Ohio
June 24-July 9, 1924 Madison Square Garden, New York John W. Davis of New York
June 26-29, 1928 Sam Houston Hall, Houston Alfred E. Smith of New York
June 27-July 2, 1932 Chicago Stadium, Chicago Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York
June 23-27, 1936 Convention Hall, Philadelphia Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York
July 15-18, 1940 Chicago Stadium, Chicago Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York
July 19-21, 1944 Chicago Stadium, Chicago Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York
July 12-14, 1948 10 Convention Hall, Philadelphia Pres. Harry S. Truman of Missouri
July 21-26, 1952 International Amphitheatre, Chicago Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois
August 13-17, 1956 International Amphitheatre, Chicago Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois
July 11-15, 1960 L.A. Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts
August 24-27, 1964 Convention Center, Atlantic City Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas
August 26-29, 1968 International Amphitheatre, Chicago V.P. Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota
July 10-13, 1972 Convention Center, Miami Beach George S. McGovern of South Dakota
July 12-15, 1976 Madison Square Garden, New York Jimmy Carter of Georgia
August 11-14, 1980 Madison Square Garden, New York Pres. Jimmy Carter of Georgia
July 16-19, 1984 Moscone Center, San Francisco ex-V.P. Walter Mondale of Minnesota
July 18-21, 1988 The Omni, Atlanta Michael S. Dukakis of Massachusetts
July 13-16, 1992 Madison Square Garden, New York William J. Clinton of Arkansas
August 26-29, 1996 United Center, Chicago Pres. William J. Clinton of Arkansas
August 14-17, 2000 Staples Center, Los Angeles Vice Pres. Albert A. Gore, Jr. of Tennessee
July 26-29, 2004 FleetCenter, Boston John F. Kerry of Massachusetts
August 25-28, 2008 Pepsi Center and Invesco Field, Denver Barack H. Obama of Illinois
September 4-6, 2012 Time Warner Cable Arena and Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte Barack H. Obama Illinois
Houston,Miami Beach and Atlanta welcomed the modern Democratic National Convention to the South
Video: Democratic National Convention in Houston 1928
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Video: The Democratic Convention -Miami Beach 1972
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Video: The Democratic Convention -Atlanta 1988
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Video: ABC’s “Good Morning America” Democratic Convention -Atlanta 1988
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Republican National Conventions
June 17–19, 1856 Musical Fund Hall; Philadelphia John C. Frémont of California
May 16–18, 1860 The Wigwam; Chicago Abraham Lincoln of Illinois
June 7–8, 18641 Front Street Theatre; Baltimore Abraham Lincoln of Illinois
May 20–21, 18682 Crosby’s Opera House; Chicago Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois
June 5–6, 18722 Academy of Music; Philadelphia Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois
June 14–16, 1876 Exposition Hall; Cincinnati Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio
June 2–8, 1880 Interstate Exposition Building; Chicago James A. Garfield of Ohio
June 3–6, 1884 Exposition Hall; Chicago James G. Blaine of Maine
June 19–25, 1888 Auditorium; Chicago Benjamin Harrison of Indiana
June 7–10, 1892 Industrial Exposition Building; Minneapolis Benjamin Harrison of Indiana
June 16–18, 1896 St. Louis Exposition and Music Hall; St. Louis William McKinley of Ohio
June 19–21, 1900 Convention Hall; Philadelphia William McKinley of Ohio
June 21–23, 1904 Chicago Coliseum; Chicago Theodore Roosevelt of New York
June 16–19, 1908 Chicago Coliseum; Chicago William Howard Taft of Ohio
June 18–22, 1912 Chicago Coliseum; Chicago William Howard Taft of Ohio
June 7–10, 1916 Chicago Coliseum; Chicago Charles Evans Hughes of New York
June 8–12, 1920 Chicago Coliseum; Chicago Warren G. Harding of Ohio
June 10–12, 1924 Public Auditorium; Cleveland Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts
June 12–15, 1928 Convention Hall; Kansas City Herbert C. Hoover of California
June 14–16, 1932 Chicago Stadium; Chicago Herbert C. Hoover of California
June 9–12, 1936 Public Auditorium; Cleveland Alfred M. Landon of Kansas
June 24–28, 1940 Convention Hall; Philadelphia Wendell L. Willkie of New York
June 26–28, 1944 Chicago Stadium; Chicago Thomas E. Dewey of New York
June 21–25, 1948 Convention Hall; Philadelphia Thomas E. Dewey of New York
July 7–11, 1952 International Amphitheatre; Chicago Dwight D. Eisenhower of New York
August 20–23, 1956 Cow Palace; San Francisco Dwight D. Eisenhower of Pennsylvania
July 25–28, 1960 International Amphitheatre; Chicago Richard M. Nixon of California
July 13–16, 1964 Cow Palace; San Francisco Barry M. Goldwater of Arizona
August 5–8, 1968 Convention Center; Miami Beach Richard M. Nixon of New York
August 21–23, 1972 Convention Center; Miami Beach Richard M. Nixon of California
August 16–19, 1976 Kemper Arena; Kansas City Gerald R. Ford of Michigan
July 14–17, 1980 Joe Louis Arena; Detroit Ronald W. Reagan of California
August 20–23, 1984 Reunion Arena; Dallas Ronald W. Reagan of California
August 15–18, 1988 Louisiana Superdome; New Orleans George H. W. Bush of Texas
August 17–20, 1992 Astrodome; Houston George H. W. Bush of Texas
August 12–15, 1996 San Diego Convention Center; San Diego Robert J. Dole of Kansas
July 31-August 3, 2000 First Union Center; Philadelphia George W. Bush of Texas
August 30-September 2, 2004 Madison Square Garden; New York George W. Bush of Texas
September 1–4, 2008 Xcel Energy Center; St Paul John McCain of Arizona
August 27–30, 2012 Tampa Bay Times Forum; Tampa Mitt Romney of Massachusetts
Miami Beach, Dallas, New Orleans and Houston welcomed the modern Republican National Convention to the South
Video: Republican National Convention -Miami Beach 1968
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Video: Republican National Convention -Miami Beach 1972
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Video: Republican National Convention Barry Goldwater -Dallas 1984
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Video: Republican National Convention and Black Republicans -New Orleans 1988
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Video: Republican National Convention and Dan Quayle -New Orleans 1988
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Video: Republican National Convention -Houston 1992
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Dilemma X 
August 8, 2012
Government/Politics, Remember yesteryear