Ann Richards gained national attention for delivering the keynote address at the 1988 Democratic National Convention in Atlanta. Known for sharp wit and folksy Southern speech, she used humor in her remarks. She noted that only two women in the convention’s 160-year history had given its keynote address: herself and fellow Texan Barbara Jordan. Richards also joked that Republican presidential candidate George H.W. Bush had been “born with a silver foot in his mouth.”
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