QUESTIONS:
1. Ron Reagan stirred some controversy when he addressed the Democratic National Convention. Who was the last son of a Democratic President to address a Republican National Convention?
2. Who was the first daughter of a former President to address a national Republican convention?
3. Who was the first daughter of a Democratic President to deliver the keynote address at a national party convention?
4. Who was the first son of a President to second his father??¢â???¬â???¢s nomination for President?
5. Who was the first First Lady to address a national party convention?
ANSWERS:
1. John Roosevelt, son of F.D.R., who seconded Richard Nixon??¢â???¬â???¢s nomination for President in 1960.
2. Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of Teddy, who addressed the 1936 Republican convention.
3. Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, daughter of J.F.K., who keynoted the 2000 Democratic National Convention.
4. James Roosevelt, who seconded father F.D.R.??¢â???¬â???¢s renomination at the 1936 Democratic National Convention.
5. Eleanor Roosevelt, who seconded Henry Wallace??¢â???¬â???¢s nomination for Vice President at the 1940 Democratic National Convention.
