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National Party Conventions: A Resource Guide

Democratic National Conventions

The general collections of the Library of Congress contain the proceedings of the Democratic National Convention from 1832 to 1988, and from 1996. The proceedings from 1992 are not available at the Library of Congress. Each item links to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are provided when available.

Convention Proceedings

1832

1835

1840

1844

1848

1852

1856

1860

1864

1868

1872

1876

1880

1884

1888

1892

1896

1900

1904

1908

1912

1916

1920

1924

1928

1932

1936

1940

1944

1948

1952

1956

1960

1964

1968

1972

1976

1980

1984

1988

1992

1996