Memorable moment : future Texas governor Ann Richards said Bush ' 1992 ' was born with a `` silver foot in his mouth '' DNC : Bush was the last African American to deliver a keynote address in 1884 . DNC : Barack Obama was the last African American to keynote a Republican convention in 1884 . ( CNN ) -- In 1992 , then-candidate Bill Clinton got a boost of 16 points after the DNC , going from 40 % to 56 % .
Memorable moment : future Texas governor Ann Richards said Bush ' 1992 ' was born with a `` silver foot in his mouth '' DNC : Bush was the last African American to deliver a keynote address in 1884 . DNC : Barack Obama was the last African American to keynote a Republican convention in 1884 . In 1992 , then-candidate Bill Clinton got a boost of 16 points after the DNC , going from 40 % to 56 % .