While the major parties’ national conventions have become largely scripted events with few surprises, conventions past were sites of important moments in our nation’s political history. On the opening day of the Republican National Convention, Kojo and guests look back at major moments in GOP Convention history.

Guests

  • Rick Shenkman Managing editor, TomPaine.com, Presidential Historian
  • Mark Plotkin Political analyst, WTOP
  • Douglas Brinkley Historian; and author of "Wheels for the World: Henry Ford, His Company and a Century of Progress"
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