
William Jennings Bryan, is known for his speech that mesmerized the masses, the “Cross of Gold Speech.” Delivered on 9 July 1896, at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, it has been known as the most famous speech in American political history.
That historic record has changed since the Democratic National Convention of 2008, when 38 million people were mesmerized by the speech of Barack Obama. The convention speech of Mr. Obama, the first African American nominee of a major political party, reached far more viewers than any candidates in 2004. John Kerry’s acceptance speech then had 24.4 million viewers; George W. Bush’s speech drew 27.5 million. In contrast, Barack Obama speech reached more viewers than the Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing, the final “American Idol” or the Academy Awards of this year, according to “The New York Times.”
Deliverer of the ‘Cross of Gold’, originally uploaded by barneykin.