文档介绍：1984 Vice Presidential Nomination Acceptance Address
    Geraldine Ferraro: 1984 Vice Presidential Nomination Acceptance Address
    Ladies and gentlemen of the convention:
    My name is Geraldine Ferraro. I stand before you to proclaim tonight: America is the land where dreams e true for all of us. As I stand before the American people and think of the honor this great convention has bestowed upon me, I recall the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who made America stronger by making America more free. He said, "Occasionally in life there are moments which cannot pletely explained by words. Their meaning can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart." Tonight is such a moment for me.
    My heart is filled with pride. My fellow citizens, I proudly accept your nomination for Vice President of the United States.
    And I am proud to run with a man who will be one of the great presidents of this century, Walter F. Mondale. Tonight, the daughter of a woman whose highest goal was a future for her children talks to our nation's oldest party about a future for us all. Tonight, the daughter of working Americans tells all Americans that the future is within our reach, if we're willing to reach for it. Tonight, the daughter of an immigrant from Italy has been chosen to run for [Vice] President in the new land my father came to love.
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