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Irrelevant Convention (1976-07-13)
About this film
Robert MacNeil hosts a discussion about the 1976 Democratic National Convention for The Robert MacNeil Report. Because Jimmy Carter has been pre-selected as the Democratic presidential candidate, and the general support of the party's platform, people have begun to question the need to continue having National Conventions, in the long term. The discussion centers on the role the Convention has on a national scale it is the only time that groups from around the country get together. The Convention also serves to introduce the candidate, platform, and current state of the party to public.
Directors & creators
Struck, Duke
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, Robert MacNeil, Jimmy Carter, Democratic National Convention 1976, Edmund Muskie, Walter Mondale, Jody Powell, Max Lerner, Richard Wade, George McGovern, John F. Kennedy, John Kenneth Galbraith, Democratic Party, presidential nominating process, political conventions, US presidential election 1976, political campaigning, party platforms
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