Mr. Gore, in his nomination speech, spoke of challenging "a culture with too much meanness, and not enough meaning."

I am not listening to a very long nomination speech in favour of a former postmaster general called Jewell.

Garfield had emerged as a candidate after delegates were impressed by his nomination speech of Sherman.

Lawrence said that "Johnson has the strength where you need it most"; he then left to begin writing the nomination speech.

The contest was expected to be close, but Schreyer won a convincing victory on a strength of a powerful nomination speech.

He ambled down the aisle joking with reporters and anticipating his nomination speech next Thursday.

The fourth rule, which banned nomination speeches, was the only one the party quickly abandoned.

In his 1963 nomination speech he vowed to protect civil liberties.

In his nomination speech, Mr. Bush said he would "make prescription drugs available and affordable for every senior who needs them."

The nomination speeches were mild and there was no further discussion.