What is 1976 Republican National Convention?
[[File:President and Mrs. Ford at the RNC - NARA - 7027909 (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Gerald Ford]] and his wife [[Betty Ford|Betty]] celebrate at the end of the convention]] The '''1976 Republican National Convention''' was a [[United States presidential nominating convention|United States political convention]] of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] that met from August 16 to August 19, 1976 to select the party's nominee for [[President of the United States|President]]. It was held in [[Kemper Arena]] in [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]], [[Missouri]], the [[Republican National Convention|convention]] nominated President [[Gerald Ford|Gerald R. Ford]] for a full term, but only after narrowly defeating a strong challenge from former [[List of Governors of California|California Governor]] [[Ronald Reagan|Ronald W. Reagan]]. The convention also nominated [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Bob Dole|Robert J. Dole]] of [[Kansas]] for [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]], instead of Vice President [[Nelson Rockefeller]]. {{U.S. presidential primaries}} {{us-stub}} [[Category:1976 in the United States]] [[Category:United States presidential nominating conventions]] [[Category:History of Kansas City, Missouri]] [[Category:Republican Party (United States)]] [[Category:20th century in Missouri]] [[Category:August events]] [[Category:Politics of Missouri]]