What is 1980 Democratic National Convention?
[[File:DNC Nlc18572-21.jpg|thumb|Carter and Mondale stand together at the end of the convention]] The '''1980 National Convention''' of the U.S. [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] nominated [[President of the United States|President]] [[Jimmy Carter]] and [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Walter Mondale]] for reelection. The convention was held in [[Madison Square Garden]] in [[New York City]] from August 11 to August 14, 1980. The 1980 convention was known as it was the last time in the 20th century, for either major party, that a candidate tried to get delegates released from their voting commitments. This was done by [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Ted Kennedy]], Carter's primary challenger for the nomination in the Democratic [[1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries|primaries]]. President Carter gave his speech accepting the party's nomination on August 14.<ref>{{cite news |title=Carter Blows the Horn Of the Wrong Horatio |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 15, 1980 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1980/08/15/archives/carter-blows-the-horn-of-the-wrong-horatio.html }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{U.S. presidential primaries}} [[Category:1980 in New York (state)]] [[Category:20th century in New York City]] [[Category:United States presidential nominating conventions]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States)]] [[Category:1980 events]] [[Category:August events]] {{Multistub|US|politics}}