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Speakers talked about the issues that are part of the Democratic party’s platform.

The opening speeches for the Democratic National Convention. There were brief technical difficulties at the beginning of the program.

The platform committee questioned many Democratic leaders as they developed the platform for the 1988 Democratic election campaigns.

Natividad’s message to the party is that while it has had an historic commitment to women’s issues, seemingly it has recently abandoned this tradition. Stating that women make up a large…

Mr. Fauntroy, the chairman of the party’s subcommittee on national development, presents the Jackson position on the issues to be addressed by the party’s platform. Arguing that the U.S. needs a…

Rep. Barnes provides Gov. Dukakis' position on issues raised by the committee. Each member stressed what he/she felt to be important issues that the party ought to address in its platform,…