The Speech (2004): Conventional Wisdom
- Episode aired Jul 2016
Sometimes it isn't a convention's candidate who gives the best speech, but the keynote speaker. No where was this notion clearer than in 2004, when a young state senator from Illinois, Barac... Read allSometimes it isn't a convention's candidate who gives the best speech, but the keynote speaker. No where was this notion clearer than in 2004, when a young state senator from Illinois, Barack Obama, dazzled the DNC crowd. Little did the audience know, his speech would lead him to... Read allSometimes it isn't a convention's candidate who gives the best speech, but the keynote speaker. No where was this notion clearer than in 2004, when a young state senator from Illinois, Barack Obama, dazzled the DNC crowd. Little did the audience know, his speech would lead him to national prominence and eventually the White House.