“So the result was that as one approached a political convention for most of the 19th century and for most of the 20th century until the 1960's, part of the drama was the fact that you didn't know ultimately who was going to be the nominee at the end of that convention week.” KnowsEndsFactsPoliticalResultsWeekCenturyDramaConventions20th Century1960s19th CenturyTaxi Author:Michael Beschloss
“Then you get to the last half of the 20th century, Americans are getting very skeptical about their leaders and their institutions, and another place that is affected is parties and conventions.” LastsPartyHalfLeaderCenturyInstitutionsAffectedConventions20th CenturySkeptical Author:Michael Beschloss
