The Republicans nominated Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush at the convention in Dallas in 1984.
Even nearly 30 years ago, no political convention is complete without balloons.
Johnny Littlefield, of Pryor, went to the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco. He'd never been to a convention before, or to San Francisco.
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With the Republican National Convention in Tampa having wrapped up Thursday night, the Democrats are set to hold their convention in Charlotte, North Carolina next week.
Twenty-eight years ago the conventions were held in Dallas and San Francisco.
Back then we sent a crew of reporters to the convention sites to cover the Oklahoma delegations.
This week, from the KOTV Vault, Rick Wells takes a look at the conventions of 1984.
See all the stories in the KOTV Vault here.