Summary: Major party political conventions have been the sites of memorable moments during presidential campaigns. NPR news analyst Daniel Schorr and American University historian Allan Lichtman discuss the role of the party conventions in 2008. http://www.pbs.org/amex/presidents Voices: Daniel Schorr, journalist Allan Lichtman, historian Eliot Janeway, economist John Connally, LBJ campaign aide John F. Kennedy (archival), Democratic presidential candidate George H.W. Bush (archival), Republican presidential candidate Nicholas Brady, George H.W. Bush campaign aide Richard Darman, George H.W. Bush campaign aide John Robert Greene, presidential historian Franklin D. Roosevelt (archival), candidate for governor of New York Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers.
