At the end of the summer, Barack Obama and John McCain will take center stage at their respective party's conventions.
In this edition's "Political Trivia," we want to know: Who was the first candidate to accept a major party's presidential nomination in person?
Answer:
New York Governor Franklin Roosevelt, nominated for president at the 1932 Democratic convention in Chicago.
Interestingly, FDR unveiled his "New Deal" at that time.
The Republicans didn’t start having their candidates accept their
party’s nod in person until 12 years later when Thomas Dewey, also a
New York Governor, took up the practice. Up until then, a major party
candidate would be formally notified of his nomination in a ceremony
usually several weeks after the convention.
