PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN & ELECTIONS
NOMINATION SPEECHES
Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speeches 1880 – 2008
Democratic

- August 28th, 2008 Barack Obama Denver, CO
- July 29th, 2004 John F. Kerry Boston, MA
- August 17th, 2000 Albert Gore, Jr. Los Angeles, CA
- August 29th, 1996 William J. Clinton Chicago, IL
- July 16th, 1992 William J. Clinton New York, NY
- July 21st, 1988 Michael Dukakis Atlanta, GA
- July 19th, 1984 Walter F. Mondale San Francisco, CA
- August 14th, 1980 Jimmy Carter New York, NY
- July 15th, 1976 Jimmy Carter New York, NY
- July 14th, 1972 George McGovern Miami Beach, FL
- August 29th, 1968 Hubert H. Humphrey Chicago, IL
- August 27th, 1964 Lyndon B. Johnson Atlantic City, NJ
- July 15th, 1960 John F. Kennedy Los Angeles, CA
- August 17th, 1956 Adlai Stevenson Chicago, IL
- July 26th, 1952 Adlai Stevenson Chicago, IL
- July 15th, 1948 Harry S. Truman Philadelphia, PA
- July 20th, 1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt Chicago, IL
- July 19th, 1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt Chicago, IL
- June 27th, 1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt Philadelphia, PA
- July 2nd, 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt Chicago, IL
- August 22, 1928 Al Smith Albany, NY
- September 2nd, 1916 Woodrow Wilson Sea Girt, NJ
Republican
- September 4th, 2008 John McCain Saint Paul, MN
- September 2nd, 2004 George W. Bush New York, NY
- August 3rd, 2000 George W. Bush Philadelphia, PA
- August 15th, 1996 Robert Dole San Diego, CA
- August 20th, 1992 George Bush Houston, TX
- August 18th, 1988 George Bush New Orleans, LA
- August 23rd, 1984 Ronald Reagan Dallas, TX
- July 17th, 1980 Ronald Reagan Detroit, MI
- August 19th, 1976 Gerald R. Ford Kansas City, MO
- August 23rd, 1972 Richard Nixon Miami Beach, FL
- August 8th, 1968 Richard Nixon Miami Beach, FL
- July 16th, 1964 Barry Goldwater San Francisco, CA
- July 28th, 1960 Richard Nixon Chicago, IL
- August 23rd, 1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower San Francisco, CA
- July 11th, 1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower Chicago, IL
- June 24th, 1948 Thomas E. Dewey Philadelphia, PA
- June 28th, 1944 Thomas E. Dewey Chicago, IL
- August 17th, 1940 Wendell L. Willkie Elwood, IN
- June 16th, 1932 Herbert Hoover (Letter)
- August 11th, 1932 Herbert Hoover Washington, DC (Address)
- June 12th, 1920 Warren G. Harding Chicago, IL
- July 28th, 1908 William Howard Taft Cincinnati, OH
- July 12th, 1900 William McKinley Canton, OH (Address)
- September 3rd, 1892 Benjamin Harrison (Letter) September 11th, 1888 Benjamin Harrison (Letter)
- July 12th, 1880 James A. Garfield (Letter)
- June 9, 1864 Abraham Lincoln (Letter)