100 years of GOP conventions

POSTED: 09:40 AM PDT Aug 24, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Aug 26, 2012 

The 2012 Republican National Convention kicks off today. Look back at 100 years of memorable GOP convention moments.

GOP Conventions - 1972
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1972 (Miami Beach) -- This convention, which saw the re-nomination of Nixon, was carefully organized to take advantage of television coverage. Its five sessions took place over 17 hours as compared to the Democrat’s 30 hours.

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