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of the Republican Party of the United States.

List of Republican National Conventions

Note: Conventions whose nominees won the subsequent presidential election are shaded in pink.
*Won the election despite losing the popular vote.
¹This convention was known as the National Union Convention.
²This convention was known as the National Union Republican Convention.
³Sherman, who had been elected Vice President in 1908, died six days before the 1912 election; he was subsequently replaced as Republican Vice-presidential nominee by

Nicholas M. Butler Nicholas Murray Butler () was an American philosopher, diplomat, and educator. Butler was president of Columbia University, president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, and the deceased J ...

of New York.
⁴Originally scheduled for the

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and for August 14–16.
⁵Originally scheduled for the Spectrum Center in

Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...

, but the venue was changed due to the

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Keynote speakers

*1884 – U.S. Representative

John R. Lynch John Roy Lynch (September 10, 1847 – November 2, 1939) was an American writer, attorney, military officer, author, and Republican politician who served as Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives and represented Mississippi in th ...

of Mississippi (thought to be the first keynote speaker) *1916 – U.S. Senator

Warren G. Harding Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2, 1865 – August 2, 1923) was the 29th president of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923. A member of the Republican Party, he was one of the most popular sitting U.S. presidents. A ...

of Ohio *1920 – U.S. Senator

Henry Cabot Lodge Henry Cabot Lodge (May 12, 1850 November 9, 1924) was an American Republican politician, historian, and statesman from Massachusetts. He served in the United States Senate from 1893 to 1924 and is best known for his positions on foreign policy. ...

of Massachusetts *1924 – U.S. Representative Theodore Burton of Ohio *1928 – U.S. Senator

Simeon Fess Simeon Davison Fess (December 11, 1861December 23, 1936) was a Republican politician and educator from Ohio, United States. He served in the United States House of Representatives (1915 to 1923) and U.S. Senate (1923 to 1935). Early life Born on ...

of Ohio *1932 – U.S. Senator Lester Dickinson of Iowa *1936 – U.S. Senator Frederick Steiwer of Oregon *1940 – Governor

Harold Stassen Harold Edward Stassen (April 13, 1907 – March 4, 2001) was an American politician who was the 25th Governor of Minnesota. He was a leading candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in 1948, considered for a ti ...

of Minnesota *1944 – Governor

Earl Warren Earl Warren (March 19, 1891 – July 9, 1974) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as the 14th Chief Justice of the United States from 1953 to 1969. The Warren Court presided over a major shift in American constitution ...

of California *1948 – Governor

Dwight Green Dwight Herbert Green (January 9, 1897 – February 20, 1958) was an American politician who served as the 30th Governor of the US state of Illinois, serving from 1941 to 1949. From childhood to early adulthood Green was born in Ligonier, No ...

of Illinois *1952 – General

Douglas MacArthur Douglas MacArthur (26 January 18805 April 1964) was an American military leader who served as General of the Army for the United States, as well as a field marshal to the Philippine Army. He had served with distinction in World War I, was C ...

of Wisconsin *1956 – Governor Arthur Langlie of Washington *1960 – U.S. Representative Walter Judd of Minnesota *1964 – Governor Mark Hatfield of Oregon *1968 – Governor Daniel Evans of Washington *1972 – RNC Co-Chair

Anne Armstrong Anne Legendre Armstrong (December 27, 1927 – July 30, 2008) was a United States diplomat and politician. She was the first woman to serve as Counselor to the President and as United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom, serving in those cap ...

of Texas *1976 – U.S. Senator Howard Baker of Tennessee *1980 – U.S. Representative

Guy Vander Jagt Guy Adrian Vander Jagt ( ; August 26, 1931 – June 22, 2007) was a Republican politician from Michigan. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee. Vander Jagt was desc ...

of Michigan *1984 – U.S. Treasurer

Katherine Ortega Katherine Dávalos Ortega (born July 16, 1934) is a former politician who was the 38th Treasurer of the United States. She served from September 26, 1983 to July 1, 1989 under Presidents Ronald Reagan and then George H. W. Bush. Ortega also has ...

of New Mexico *1988 – Governor

Thomas Kean Thomas Howard Kean ( ; born April 21, 1935) is an American businessman, academic administrator and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Kean served as the 48th governor of New Jersey from 1982 to 1990. Following his tenure as governor, ...

of New Jersey *1992 – U.S. Senator Phil Gramm of Texas *1996 – U.S. Representative

Susan Molinari Susan Molinari (born March 27, 1958) is an American politician, company executive, journalist and lobbyist from New York. A member of the Republican Party, she sat in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1990 to 1997, representing Staten Island ...

of New York *2000 – No officially designated keynote speaker; U.S. Senator

John McCain John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. He previously served two terms ...

of Arizona and General

Colin Powell Colin Luther Powell ( ; April 5, 1937 – October 18, 2021) was an American politician, statesman, diplomat, and United States Army officer who served as the 65th United States Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African ...

of Virginia were featured speakers. *2004 – U.S. Senator

Zell Miller Zell Bryan Miller (February 24, 1932 – March 23, 2018) was an American author and politician from the state of Georgia. A Democrat, Miller served as lieutenant governor from 1975 to 1991, 79th Governor of Georgia from 1991 to 1999, and as U. ...

of Georgia (a

Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...

, Miller is first speaker from the opposite party to address a national convention as keynoter) *2008 – Mayor

Rudy Giuliani Rudolph William Louis Giuliani (, ; born May 28, 1944) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 107th Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001. He previously served as the United States Associate Attorney General from 1981 to 198 ...

of New York *2012 – Governor

Chris Christie Christopher James Christie (born September 6, 1962) is an American politician, lawyer, political commentator, lobbyist, and former federal prosecutor who served as the 55th governor of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018. Christie, who was born in Ne ...

of New Jersey *2016 – No officially designated keynote speaker; multiple " headliners" each night *2020 - Patricia and Mark McCloskey of Missouri

Gallery of convention sites

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Pat Nixon Thelma Catherine "Pat" Nixon (''née'' Ryan; March 16, 1912 – June 22, 1993) was First Lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974 as the wife of President Richard Nixon. She also served as Second Lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961 wh ...

addresses the 1972 convention File:Photograph_of_Ronald_Reagan_giving_his_Acceptance_Speech_at_the_Republican_National_Convention,_Detroit,_MI_-_NARA_-_198599.jpg, Ronald Reagan giving his 1980 acceptance speech File:1988_RNC_2924.jpg, George Bush is joined by his running mate and family at the 1988 convention File:2004_GOP_presidential_candidates.jpg, Laura and

George Bush George Bush most commonly refers to: * George H. W. Bush (1924–2018), 41st president of the United States and father of the 43rd president * George W. Bush (born 1946), 43rd president of the United States and son of the 41st president Georg ...

with

Dick Dick, Dicks, or Dick's may refer to: Media * ''Dicks'' (album), a 2004 album by Fila Brazillia * Dicks (band), a musical group * ''Dick'' (film), a 1999 American comedy film * "Dick" (song), a 2019 song by Starboi3 featuring Doja Cat Names ...

and

Lynne Cheney Lynne Ann Cheney ( ; ; born August 14, 1941) is an American author, scholar, and former talk show host. She is married to the 46th vice president of the United States, Dick Cheney, and served as the second lady of the United States from 2001 to ...

during the 2004 convention File:Rudy Giuliani, Former Republican Presidential candidate and Mayor of New York, at the podium in the Xcel Center, St. Paul, Minnesota LCCN2010719271.jpg, Floor of the 2008 convention. File:2012 RNC Venue.jpg, 2012 convention File:Ted Cruz 2016 RNC (3).jpg, 2016 convention

References

External links

Republican Party platforms
at ''The American Presidency Project''
Republican Party candidate nomination speeches
at ''The American Presidency Project'' {{Republican National Convention venues * National Conventions

List of Republican National Conventions

Keynote speakers

Gallery of convention sites

See also

References

External links