The 1988 Democratic National Convention was held at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia, from July 18 to 21, 1988, to select candidates for the 1988 presidential election. At the convention Governor Michael
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The Omni was the site of the 1988 Democratic National Convention
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Dorothy Ann Richards was an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995. A Democrat, she first came to national attention as the Texas State Treasurer, when she gave
1988 Democratic National Convention
…The chair of the convention was Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Jim Wright. Speakers at the convention included Texas State Treasurer Ann Richards, who gave a keynote speech that put her in the public spotlight and included the line that George H. W. Bush was "born with a silver foot in his mouth…
Richards in 1992
Richards speaking at a 1992 University of Houston commencement
Richards in 1992
Richards with First Lady Hillary Clinton in 1993.