What is 1980 Republican National Convention?
[[File:Photograph of Ronald Reagan giving his Acceptance Speech at the Republican National Convention, Detroit, MI - NARA - 198599.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Reagan giving his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention.]] The '''1980 National Convention''' of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] of the [[United States]]. It was held at the [[Joe Louis Arena]] in [[Detroit, Michigan]]. It took place from July 14 to July 17, 1980. The 32nd [[Republican National Convention]] nominated former Governor [[Ronald Reagan|Ronald W. Reagan]] of [[California]] for [[President of the United States|President]]. It also nominated former congressman [[George H. W. Bush]] of [[Texas]] for [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]].<ref>{{cite web|url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19800718&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title= It's Reagan plus Bush|date=18 July 1980|work=New Strait Times |access-date=16 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=25970|title=Address Accepting the Presidential Nomination at the Republican National Convention in Detroit|work=Presidency.ucb.edu|access-date=16 January 2014|archive-date=16 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116202858/http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=25970|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/AcceptanceSp Ronald Reagan's nomination acceptance speech] {{U.S. presidential primaries}} [[Category:20th century in Detroit]] [[Category:Republican Party (United States)]] [[Category:United States presidential nominating conventions]] [[Category:1980 in the United States]] [[Category:1980s in Michigan]] [[Category:July events]] {{us-stub}}