Consider the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, where a largely unknown state senator from Illinois spoke just 2,297 words in a 17-minute speech that turned him into a national icon.

In 2004, Barack Obama delivered the keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention, during which he discussed the unlikely path he followed in his life, which made him into the person that ...

Twenty years ago, the 2004 Democratic National Convention began in Boston. The momentous event introduced Barack Obama to a national audience, led to new protest standards and helped usher in shifts ...

Obama’s 2004 Convention Speech Made Him a Star. ... Then-Senate candidate for Illinois Barack Obama speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Boston on July 27, 2004.

In less than a year, the national spotlight will shine on Boston as it plays host to the 2004 Democratic National Convention. But despite years of preparation vying for the host position, city ...

1924 — Marathon convention The Democratic National Convention in July in New York was the longest continuously running political convention in U.S. history. It lasted 17 days because the ...

A decade and a half before that, Barack Obama announced himself as a major figure by declaring at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, “There’s not a liberal America and a conservative ...