The 1952 Democratic convention was the second political convention to be televised live , coast-to-coast ( following the Republican Convention weeks earlier ) . Experiments in regionally broadcasting conventions took place during the Democratic and Republican conventions in 1948 , however 1952 was the first year in which networks carried nationwide coverage of political conventions . After carefully watching the Republican Convention , the Democratic Party made last-minute alterations to their convention held in the same venue to make its broadcast more appealing to television audiences . They constructed a tower in the center of the convention hall to allow for a better camera shot of the podium , and they exercised more control over camera shots and the conduct of delegates in front of the cameras
the Republican Convention
1952 Republican National Convention
1952 Democratic National Convention