The 1976 Republican National Convention was the culmination of a six-month struggle for what one national TV news reporter deemed “the soul of the Republican Party.” ...

The 1976 Republican National Convention was the culmination of a six-month struggle for what one national TV news reporter deemed “the soul of the Republican Party.” ...

The magic number needed to capture the Republican presidential nomination in 1976 was 1,130 delegates, and Ronald Reagan was oh so close as the national convention prepared to convene.

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Speakers at the Democratic National Convention used more than 109,000 words over four days in Chicago this week. Their choice of words and phrases contrasts the themes and ideas of last month’s ...

Rufus Montgomery, a former U.S. Army combat engineer who is a Gold Dome lobbyist. Denise Ognio, an activist who served as a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention Brandon Phillips, a ...

The Republicans haven't released a detailed schedule yet for their primetime session this week. But they have identified daily themes as well as a list of expected headlines and speakers. The ...

Clarke Reed, a Mississippi businessman who developed the Republican Party in his home state and across the South starting in the 1960s, died Sunday at his home in Greenville, Mississippi. He was 96.

It’s hard to imagine Donald Trump choosing a liberal No. 2, but that’s what Ronald Reagan did ahead of the 1976 Republican National Convention.

FILE - Clarke Reed, who was chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party from 1966-76, discusses the contested 1976 Republican National Convention in Greenville, Miss., on April 6, 2016. (AP Photo ...

Also, the Democratic convention averaged more viewers than the Republican convention across all four nights. Both conventions saw a bump in 18-34 viewers of 70% when the first day was compared to ...

Clarke Reed, who was chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party from 1966-76, discusses the contested 1976 Republican National Convention in Greenville, Miss., on April 6, 2016.