"IT LOOKED LIKE HELL" - The Story of The 1980 DNC Convention

My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

Bruce Carlson

News, Politics, History

4.5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2024

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

The Democratic Convention in New York City in 1980 was not the example to follow for how to run a convention. With the help of "Reaganland" author and historian Rick Perlstein, we look at one of the most frustrating modern conventions. The fight between Ted Kennedy and Carter for the nomination, obscure rules challenges, delegates cajoled by generals, men in green and white, just a blip of Bill Clinton, Communists and fireworks and the handshake that doomed a ticket are among the items discussed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:35.0	Having a little trouble getting the balloons down.
0:38.0	One in stock and the other is only partially, I think. partially right now. I think of balloons or I guess the lack of them.
1:07.0	Thank you very much.
1:08.0	There they were on the rafters of the basketball stadium suspended in
1:17.2	baskets two of them full of balloons and they were supposed to fall and
1:22.0	make a big show blue and white.
1:25.0	The real television moment surrounding the president at this time,
1:29.0	Jimmy Carter and the vice president, this time Walter Mondale, in those cascading dots.
1:35.8	You just kind of can cash those balloons in for some points in the presidential election
1:40.4	polls.
1:41.4	Convention bounce. But it doesn't happen in 1980.
1:46.4	Because the bag holding the balloons is supposed to rip when the crew yanks it, but it does not.
1:55.5	Having a little trouble getting the balloons down.
1:59.5	See that large boxcar thing on the top of your screen. The TV camera pans upward to the balloons.
2:08.0	Ted Koppel says they ought to fire the person who's in charge of those balloons.
2:12.0	Snow Carter does what he's supposed to do, grinning, pointing out members of the crowd.
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