1984 Democratic Convention

George Moscone Center San Francisco, California July 16- 20, 1984 Nominated: Walter Mondale of Minn for President Nominated: Geraldine Ferraro of New York for Vice President When the Democrats opened their convnetion in San Franciso all of the talk at the convention was on Muskie's selection of Geraldin Ferraro, the first woman on a major ticket. Muskie was nominated on the first ballot. The greatest stir at the convention occurred when Muskie states that both he and Reagan would have to raise taxes due the rising deficit. Muskie stated that the difference between him and Reagan was that Reagan would not tell the truth, while he had just done so.