Reagan accepted the Republican nomination in the Republican convention in Dallas , Texas . He proclaimed that it was " morning again in America , " regarding the recovering economy and the dominating performance by the American athletes at the 1984 Summer Olympics on home soil , among other things . He became the first U.S. president to open an Olympic Games . Previous Olympics taking place in the United States had been opened by either the Vice President ( three times ) or another person in charge ( twice )
Republican convention
1984 Republican National Convention
Ronald Reagan