Presidential Candidate 1988
Michael Dukakis: Presidential Candidate 1988
Using the phenomenon termed the “Massachusetts Miracle” to promote his campaign, Dukakis sought the Democratic Party nomination for President of the United States in the 1988 United States presidential election, prevailing over a primary field that included Jesse Jackson, Dick Gephardt, Paul Simon, Gary Hart, Joe Biden and Al Gore, among others. Announcing his candidacy […]
Governor Michael Dukakis 1988 Presidential Acceptance Speech
Governor Dukakis delivered his acceptance speech as the Democratic presidential nominee. Prior to...
Michael Dukakis: The precarious politics of “competence”
By Donald L. Rheem, Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor, OCTOBER 27, 1988 WASHINGTON...
Dukakis Had Help With “Massachusetts Miracle”
May 23, 1988|By Philip Lentz, Chicago Tribune. BOSTON — It has made Michael Dukakis a...