1984 Democratic National Convention keynote address

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The 1984 Democratic National Convention keynote address is a famous political speech delivered by New York Governor Mario Cuomo, best known for its "Tale of Two Cities" critique of President Ronald Reagan’s optimistic portrayal of America.

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instanceOf keynote address ⓘ
political speech ⓘ
public address ⓘ
addressedIssue civil rights ⓘ
education funding ⓘ
federal budget priorities ⓘ
health care access ⓘ
unemployment ⓘ
urban decay ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Tale of Two Cities speech ⓘ
broadcastOn national television in the United States ⓘ
city San Francisco ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
criticized Reagan administration ⓘ
Reaganomics ⓘ
Ronald Reagan ⓘ
deliveredBy Mario Cuomo ⓘ
deliveredOn 1984-07-16 ⓘ
event 1984 Democratic National Convention ⓘ
famousLine This nation is more a tale of two cities than it is just a shining city on a hill. ⓘ
genre convention keynote ⓘ
historicalSignificance considered one of the most important convention speeches in modern U.S. politics ⓘ
elevated Mario Cuomo to national prominence ⓘ
ideology American liberalism ⓘ
New Deal liberalism ⓘ
linked to: New Deal coalition
influenced Democratic Party rhetoric in the 1980s ⓘ
language English ⓘ
location Moscone Center ⓘ
medium televised speech ⓘ
notableFor "Tale of Two Cities" critique of Reagan's optimism about America ⓘ
politicalContext 1984 United States presidential election ⓘ
politicalParty Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Democratic Party
purpose to articulate Democratic Party values ⓘ
to rally support for Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale ⓘ
referenced shining city on a hill ⓘ
respondedTo Reagan's "shining city on a hill" metaphor ⓘ
Ronald Reagan's optimistic portrayal of America ⓘ
speaker Mario Cuomo ⓘ
state California ⓘ
targetAudience American television viewers ⓘ
delegates to the 1984 Democratic National Convention ⓘ
theme American Dream ⓘ
compassionate government ⓘ
contrast between rich and poor ⓘ
economic inequality ⓘ
middle-class struggles ⓘ
poverty in America ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
year 1984 ⓘ

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Mario Cuomo → notableWork → 1984 Democratic National Convention keynote address ⓘ
Tale of Two Cities speech → event → 1984 Democratic National Convention ⓘ
subject linked to: “Tale of Two Cities” speech
linked to: 1984 Democratic National Convention keynote address