Watching this little known keynote speaker walk on stage and proceed to knock it out of the park. My husband and I looked at each other and at the same time said, "That man will be President someday". Sure enough, I got to vote for him four years later!

"Enough."

Jackson talking about waiting for his Mom to come home with other people's leftovers from Thanksgiving so they could eat together.

And last night, Michelle Obama musing about living in a White House built by slaves and watching her black daughters innocently play with their dog on the lawn.

Proof that America is worth fighting for.

I remember a lot of the 2004 convention because I live in Boston and a friend who attended the convention was using my parking space. Every night, when he came for his car, he tell me what he experienced and show me the pics on his phone. Michael Moore, Hillary and Bill Clinton and others I can't remember right now. The first First Amendment cage I ever saw horrified me. Everything else was great, though, especially Obama's speech and my friend.

I was 18 and in the que myself...

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I can hardly wait for Hillary's acceptance speech.

I didn't see them crack your skull
Or you breath the tear gassed air.
Oh, where were you in Chicago
When the fight was being fought
Oh, were were you in Chicago...
'Cause I was in Detroit!"

Phil Ochs. (who was not in Detroit)

the first time I was aware that something was going on. And as I watched it on TV, I was thinking that that something was BIG, really BIG, and I wanted to do THAT when I grew up.

It made me absolutely determined to be a reporter when I grew up...

... which didn't happen because I found something more fun, but, you know...

For me, at least.

after years of Ike and Mamie. I met Jack Kennedy and was thrilled.

I was a sophomore in high school, and volunteered in his campaign in my small town and county. It was my first year of taking part in an election in any real way. But, the 1968 convention was the first one where I saw just how disruptive people could be, while being part of the same political party.

The first convention I ever watched though was the 1956 Republican convention. I was fascinated by the idea of a national political convention. The coverage was limited, though, on television, but I watched every minute I could. That started my interest in elections and politics when I was just 11 years old. My parents thought I was a little wacky, as I remember.

I also remember bawling like a baby at Jackson's speech in 1988 and Ted Kennedy's "The dream will never die" in 1980.

And worked in an office across the street from Grant Park. It was an unforgettable summer. I still think Hubert Humphrey would have made a great president!