{"id":2295117,"date":"2024-07-15T08:18:54","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T12:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-memorable-moments-from-past-republican-national-conventions-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-15T08:23:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T12:23:34","slug":"four-memorable-moments-from-past-republican-national-conventions-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-memorable-moments-from-past-republican-national-conventions-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Four memorable moments from past Republican National Conventions &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffour-memorable-moments-from-past-republican-national-conventions-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2295117&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses\u2064 four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-cdc-releases-mask-wearing-psa-with-harry-potter-wonder-woman-pennywise\/\" title=\"WATCH: CDC Releases Mask-Wearing PSA With Harry Potter, Wonder Woman, Pennywise\">memorable moments<\/a> from past Republican\u2063 National Conventions.\u200c It <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-unveil-timeline-of-biden-familys-alleged-influence-peddling-schemes\/\" title=\"House Republicans reveal timeline of alleged Biden family influence-peddling.\">highlights\u200c significant events<\/a> such as\u200d Ronald Reagan&#8217;s final major speech\u2063 at the\u200c 1992 convention, Clint Eastwood&#8217;s speech\u2062 with an empty chair in 2012, Donald Trump&#8217;s over-the-top\u2062 entrance at the 2016 convention, and the controversial venue for Trump&#8217;s acceptance speech at the White \u2063House in 2020.\u200c Each moment is \u200ddescribed in \u200cdetail, showcasing the\u200d variety of memorable occurrences\u2062 that have taken place at these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-trump-charges-could-overshadow-gop-candidates-2024-pitches-in-iowa\/\" title=\"Trump&#039;s new charges may overshadow GOP candidates&#039; 2024 pitches in Iowa.\">political \u200devents<\/a> over the years.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Four memorable moments from past Republican National Conventions<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/jack-birle\/\">Jack Birle<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-15T06:00:00-04:00\">July 15, 2024 6:00 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1701167\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-national-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republican National Convention\">Republican National Convention<\/a> will see former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republican National Convention\">Donald Trump<\/a> accept the party\u2019s nomination for a third consecutive time, in which there will likely be various memorable moments.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the decades of Republican conventions, nominees and invited guests have made lasting memories, both positive and negative. Here are four memorable moments from Republican National Conventions over the years.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1992 \u2013 Reagan\u2019s final major speech<\/h2>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Ronald-Reagan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ronald Reagan<\/a> addressed the 1992 Republican National Convention in Houston, Texas, in support of his former running mate George H.W. Bush\u2019s bid for a second term, but the speech would end up being his final major public address before his Alzheimer\u2019s diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p>Reagan reminisced on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-arizona-state-rep-issues-call-to-withhold-states-electoral-college-votes-to-joe-biden-due-to-significant-evidence-of-fraud\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Arizona State Rep Issues Call to Withhold State&#039;s Electoral College Votes to Joe Biden Due to Significant Evidence of Fraud\">political career<\/a> as governor and president, addressing the convention as a private citizen roughly four years removed from the White House.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMay all of you as Americans never forget your heroic origins, never fail to seek divine guidance, and never lose your natural, God-given optimism. And finally, my fellow Americans, may every dawn be a great new beginning for America and every evening bring us closer to that shining city upon a hill,\u201d Reagan said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore I go, I would like to ask the person who has made my life\u2019s journey so meaningful, someone I have been so proud of through the years, to join me. Nancy. My fellow Americans, on behalf of both of us, goodbye, and God bless each and every one of you, and God bless this country we love,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>In 1994, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer\u2019s disease and remained out of the public eye for the final 10 years of his life until his death in 2004 at age 93.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2012 \u2013 Clint Eastwood\u2019s empty chair<\/h2>\n<p>Actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/celebrities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Clint Eastwood<\/a> had a memorable speech at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, when he talked with an empty chair.<\/p>\n<p>During his roughly 10 minute speech, Eastwood talked to the chair imagining an invisible then-President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Barack-Obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Barack Obama <\/a>was there. He questioned the invisible Obama, jokingly suggesting the phantom president was telling him to \u201cshut up.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE \u2013 In this Aug. 30, 2012 file photo, actor Clint Eastwood speaks to an empty chair while speaking to delegates at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida.(AP Photo\/Lynne Sladky, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eastwood\u2019s unique speech came on the same night former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney accepted the GOP nomination, and overshadowed Romney\u2019s speech. Reaction was mixed to the speech, with some questioning Eastwood\u2019s decision to talk to an empty chair. He would later say that he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/morning-mix\/wp\/2016\/08\/04\/clint-eastwood-explains-and-regrets-his-speech-to-an-empty-chair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"regrets\">regrets<\/a> the \u201csilly\u201d bit he did with the chair.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2016 \u2013 Trump\u2019s over-the-top entrance<\/h2>\n<p>Donald Trump had never been elected to office when he won the nomination for the Republican Party in 2016, but as a larger-than-life personality in New York City and on his former NBC show <em>The Apprentice<\/em>, he knew how to make an entrance.<\/p>\n<p>The 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, was big and bold, as the GOP began to mold itself around its less-than-subtle nominee. When Trump introduced his wife, Melania Trump, on the first night of the convention, he made an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GAHc8cOJf-w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"over-the-top entrance\">over-the-top entrance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The lights in the convention hall dimmed and Trump\u2019s silhouette appeared and approached the podium, as Queen\u2019s \u201cWe Are the Champions\u201d played.<\/p>\n<p>The future president then proclaimed that his campaign would win that November, a prediction which would come true, before introducing Melania Trump for her address to the convention. Melania Trump\u2019s address would also become memorable, due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1651577\/manafort-defends-melania-trump-speech-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"allegations\">allegations<\/a> parts of the speech were plagiarized from Michelle Obama\u2019s 2008 Democratic National Convention speech.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2020 \u2013 Controversial venue for acceptance speech<\/h2>\n<p>With the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, the last round of major political party conventions looked significantly different than any in modern history. The Democratic and Republican National Conventions were largely held virtually, with most of the speeches at the RNC being held at an empty Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium. <\/p>\n<p>The venue for then-President Trump\u2019s GOP acceptance speech, however, was another D.C. landmark, with was significantly more controversial. Trump accepted the speech at the south lawn of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/White-House\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fireworks light up the sky around the Washington Monument after President Donald Trump delivered his acceptance speech at the White House to the 2020 Republican National Convention, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. (AP Photo\/Andrew Harnik)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The speech\u2019s location, chosen largely due to coronavirus restrictions, caused <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2221116\/trump-2020-fireworks-radiate-over-dc-as-trump-ends-rnc-speech-at-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"ethical concerns\">ethical concerns<\/a> from watchdog group, who claimed the use of the White House as a backdrop for an explicitly political speech would violate the Hatch Act.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the using the White House as the backdrop for accepting the Republican nomination, a fireworks display \u2014 complete with \u201cTrump 2020\u201d being spelled out \u2014 lit up the sky over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-a-coincidence-washington-dc-mayor-lifting-indoor-dining-ban-two-days-after-biden-inauguration\/\" title=\"WHAT A COINCIDENCE: Washington, DC Mayor Lifting Indoor Dining Ban Two Days After Biden Inauguration\">national mall<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was not the first time a president had accepted a party\u2019s nomination from the White House, with then-President Franklin Delano Roosevelt doing so for the Democratic Party\u2019s nomination in 1940. <\/p>\n<p>The 2024 Republican and Democratic National Conventions will see a return to the traditional in-person festivities at a convention hall, with GOP assembling in Milwaukee this upcoming week and the Democrats doing so in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chicago<\/a> in August.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var 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