States' rights speech
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On August 3, 1980, presidential candidate Ronald Reagan appeared at the Neshoba County Fair in Neshoba County, Mississippi, to give a speech on states' rights. The location, which was near the site of the 1964 murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner was, according to critics, evidence of racial bias.
Neshoba County Fair grandstand, where Ronald Reagan's speech was delivered
The 1980 presidential campaign of Ronald Reagan resulted in the election of Ronald Reagan and his running mate George H. W. Bush as president and vice president of the United States, defeating incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter and Vice President Walter Mondale.
Gerald Ford consulting with Bob Dole, Howard Baker, and Bill Brock before declining the offer to serve as Reagan's running mate, July 16
Reagan giving his acceptance speech at the convention, July 17
Reagan's 1980 campaign button with the slogan "Let's make America great again"