- 2000 Republican National Convention
Infobox National Political Convention
year = 2000
party = Republican
caption =
date =July 31 -August 3
venue =First Union Center
city =Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
presidential_nominee =George W. Bush
presidential_nominee_state =Texas
vice_presidential_nominee =Dick Cheney
vice_presidential_nominee_state =Wyoming The 2000 National Convention of the Republican Party of the
United States convened at theWachovia Center (then theFirst Union Center) inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania , fromJuly 31 toAugust 3 ,2000 . The 2066 delegates assembled at the convention nominated Texas GovernorGeorge W. Bush as the Republican candidate for U.S. President and former U.S. Secretary of Defense Richard B. "Dick" Cheney for Vice President.Political context
Bush, eldest son of the 41st president, was identified early as the party establishment's frontrunner and turned back a strong primary challenge from
John McCain , aVietnam War veteran and U.S. Senator fromArizona . At the convention, the party and campaign sought to showcase Bush's slogan ofcompassionate conservatism to persuade undecided voters.Roll Call Vote
Instead of holding the roll call of states on one night, the Bush campaign arranged for the voting to take place over four nights, so that Bush would eventually build up support throughout the week, culminating with Cheney's home state of
Wyoming finally putting him over the top on the final night. There were few defections, despite a large contingent of delegates having been elected to support McCain, who formally released them to Bush. The vote tally was: [http://www.thegreenpapers.com/PCC/R.html]*
George W. Bush – 2,058
*Alan Keyes - 6
*John McCain - 1
* Abstention - 1The convention then voted by
acclamation to make the convention nomination unanimous. Cheney's nomination as vice president had also been approved by acclamation on Wednesday night, so Cheney could address the convention later that night as the official nominee.peakers
July 31
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Colin Powell , former Chairman of theJoint Chiefs of Staff
*Elaine Chao , former president of theUnited Way of America and wife of U.S. SenatorMitch McConnell fromKentucky August 1
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John McCain , U.S. Senator fromArizona
*Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. , retiredgeneral and allied commander during the1991 Persian Gulf War
*Bob Dole , former U.S. Senator fromKansas and 1996 nominee
*Condoleezza Rice , professor ofpolitical science and former provost ofStanford University
*Laura Bush , school librarian and wife of George W. Bush
*Elizabeth Dole , former Secretary of LaborAugust 2
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Lynne Cheney , former chair of theNational Endowment for the Humanities and wife of Dick Cheney
* Dick Cheney, former U.S. Secretary of DefenseAugust 3
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George W. Bush , governor ofTexas Other attendees
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Henry Bonilla
* Barbara Bush (Former First Lady)
*George H. W. Bush (Former President)
*George P. Bush (Son ofJeb Bush )
*Andrew Card (FormerUnited States Secretary of Transportation )
*Bo Derek
*Jennifer Dunn
*Gerald Ford (Former President)
*Bill Frist (Senator fromTennessee )
*Chuck Hagel (Senator fromNebraska )
*Melissa Hart (Congresswoman fromPennsylvania )
*Dennis Hastert (Speaker of the United States House of Representatives )
* Dwayne Johnson (The Rock)
* Lorrie Morgan (country music recording artist)
*Trent Lott (Senate Majority Leader)
*Sue Myrick
* Jim Nicholson (RNC Chairman)
*Nancy Reagan (Former First Lady)
*Richard J. Riordan
*Rick Schroder
*Tommy Thompson (Governor of Wisconsin )
*J.C. Watts
*Bruce Willis (Actor)
* Steve Youngee also
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New York, New YorkExternal links
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PBS Online NewsHour: [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/election2000/gopconvention/ Republican Convention 2000] , archive including transcripts, analysis, interviews, photographs, and streaming audio/video.
*CNN AllPolitics: [http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2000/conventions/republican/ Republican Convention 2000] , archived facts, news, speech transcripts, party platform, and links
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