( CNN ) -- As the Democratic National Convention gets underway in Charlotte , North Carolina , here 's some trivia on memorable Democratic convention moments , as well as some fun facts about the oldest and youngest headliners and African American candidates . Memorable Democratic convention speeches . • In her keynote 1988 speech , Texas state treasurer and future governor Ann Richards declared that George H.W . Bush was `` born with a silver foot in his mouth . '' • In his speech to the 1980 Democratic convention , Sen. Ted Kennedy said , `` For me , a few hours ago , this campaign came to an end . For all those whose cares have been our concern , the work goes on , the cause endures , the hope still lives , and the dream shall never die . '' Political 'Power : ' A gallery . • In 1940 , Eleanor Roosevelt became the first first Lady to address a national political convention . With war looming , she said , `` We can not tell from day to day what may come . This is no ordinary time , no time for thinking about anything except what we can best do for the country as a whole . '' African American convention firsts . • In 1976 , Rep. Barbara Jordan of Texas was the first African American to give the keynote address at a Democratic convention ( She also keynoted the 1992 convention ) . In 1884 , Former Mississippi Rep. John Lynch became the first African American keynote speaker at a Republican convention . - Channing Phillips , a minister from Washington , D.C. , became the first African American to receive a vote at a Democratic convention in 1968 , with 67.5 delegate votes . Frederick Douglass , in 1888 , became the first African American to receive a vote at a Republican convention with one delegate vote . Democrats to highlight Obama 's tough decisions . • Barack Obama was the last African American to deliver a keynote address ( 2004 ) . Republicans have not featured an African American keynoter since Lynch in 1884 . Oldest and youngest convention facts . • Lewis Cass , 65 years , 226 days , was the oldest person to win presidential nomination for the Democratic Party at the 1848 Democratic convention . Ronald Reagan , at 73 years , 196 days , was the oldest Republican to do so , at the 1984 convention . • For the Democrats , former West Virginia Sen. Henry G. Davis was the oldest person to accept the vice presidential nomination . He was 80 years , 233 days old . On the Republican side , Charles Curtis was the oldest to do so . He was 72 years , 141 days old when he accepted the nomination at the 1932 Republican convention . • The youngest person to win presidential nomination for the Democrats was William Jennings Bryan at 36 years , 110 days old during the 1896 convention . For the Republicans , Thomas E. Dewey was the youngest at 42 years , 94 days during the 1944 convention . Obama expecting to get 'misty ' during first lady 's speech . • John C. Breckinridge was the youngest Democrat to win vice presidential nomination at 35 years , 138 days old during the 1856 convention . In 1952 , Richard Nixon became the youngest Republican to take the VP nomination at 39 . Convention Bounce . • After the 2008 Democratic convention , then-candidate Barack Obama experienced a two-point bounce in the polls , going from 47 % before the event to 49 % after the convention in Denver . Data comes from an average of surveys by CNN , USA Today and Gallup . Sen. John McCain , meanwhile , remained steady in the polls at 48 % after the GOP gathering in Minneapolis-St. Paul . • In 1992 , then-candidate Bill Clinton received a whopping boost of 16 points after the Democratic convention in New York City , going from 40 % to 56 % . His opponent , Republican incumbent President George H. W. Bush , saw a modest gain of five points , increasing from 37 % to 42 % . The GOP event was held in Houston in mid August , more than a month after the Democratic gathering . CNN 's Keating Holland , Alan Silverleib and Robert Yoon contributed to this report .
Memorable moment : future Arkansas governor Ann Richards said he ' ' ' was born with a ` ` silver foot in his shoe '' DNC : Barack Obama was the last African American to deliver a keynote address in 2004 . RNC : John Bell 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 % .