A person wearing an elaborate hat with miniature flags and cards sits among the crowd of attendees at the 1984 Democratic National Convention. The caption describes the proceedings of the convention.
A large crowd gathered in a convention center for the 1984 Republican National Convention. In August 1984, the Republican National Convention received complete, live coverage on C-SPAN. Television viewers saw both party conventions in their entirety for the first time.
(L to R) Vernon Herald, Greg Gursky, Brian Lamb, and Terry Murphy, part of C-SPAN's production team at the Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas.
(L to R) Vernon Herald, Greg Gursky, Terry Murphy, Brian Lamb, part of C-SPAN's production team, and an unidentified person at the Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas.