CBS News - Republican Convention - 1996-08-14 (partial) - 1 of 2
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[0:00] Watch Mike Dahghue only on News Center
[0:03] 6.
[0:05] Calling the role for Doe. Tonight, the
[0:07] Republicans officially nominate Bob Doe
[0:10] for president. And here, a dramatic
[0:12] tribute from his wife Oprah style as she
[0:15] works the audience off the podium. A new
[0:18] poll indicates Dole still has problems
[0:20] as the nagging issue of abortion
[0:23] continues to cause him trouble.
[0:32] Now, Dan Rather, Ed Bradley, Leslie
[0:36] Stall, Bob Sheeper, and Paul from the
[0:40] 1996 Republican Convention in San Diego.
[0:44] Here's Dan Rather.
[0:48] >> Good evening. He has been working for
[0:49] this moment for 16 years. Some would say
[0:52] most of his life. Tonight, Bob Dole of
[0:54] Kansas, child of the depression, wounded
[0:57] war hero, veteran US senator, will be
[1:00] named officially the Republican
[1:02] candidate for president of the United
[1:03] States. But first, Elizabeth Doe will
[1:06] present a highly choreographed tribute
[1:08] to her husband trying to work the
[1:10] convention floor, sort of Oprah Winfrey
[1:13] style. Women have been given a high
[1:15] profile at this convention, and that's
[1:17] no accident. A new CBS News poll
[1:20] indicates Dole still has major problems
[1:22] attracting women voters. Another nagging
[1:25] problem for Dole, abortion. His advisers
[1:28] are now wrangling over whether to
[1:30] include his own prolife position, as he
[1:33] calls it, in tomorrow night's acceptance
[1:34] speech. That, of course, would please
[1:36] the religious right here at the
[1:38] convention or leave it out to appeal to
[1:41] the wider audience at home, especially
[1:44] women. And while organizers think this
[1:46] tightly scripted convention has been
[1:48] playing well at home, 60 Minutes