Kemp delivered speeches at several Republican National Conventions . He addressed the convention on July 15 at the 1980 Republican National Convention in Detroit , Michigan and on August 21 at the 1984 Republican National Convention in Dallas , Texas . During the 1984 Convention , with Trent Lott as Republican Party Platform Committee chairman , Congressmen Kemp and Newt Gingrich claimed control of the party platform to the consternation of G.O.P. senators Bob Dole and Howard Baker . Kemp 's official role was as the chairman of the platform subcommittee on foreign policy . However , the three platform planks that he proposed involved tax hikes , the gold standard and the role of the Federal Reserve . Despite Kemp 's official role , his real influence as an author was on the grammatical structure of the plank on tax hikes . By 1985 , Kemp was a leading contender for the 1988 Presidential nomination . He also delivered remarks on free enterprise zones at the 1992 Republican National Convention in Houston , Texas . Despite efforts and considerations of expanding his political domain , Kemp never held a fundraiser outside of his suburban Western New York district until well into his eighth term in Congress
1984 Republican National Convention
1984 Republican National Convention
Jack Kemp