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Media Giants Swarm Republican Convention in Kansas City
Delegates at the Republican National Convention faced a media frenzy as reporters, technicians, and print crews vastly outnumbered the 4,518 delegates. Networks spent millions on Kemper Arena setups while a tidal wave of journalists filled Exposition Hall. Security, passes, and crowded floors marked four days of nonstop coverage ending with exhausted delegates and souvenir grabs.
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Kansas City
Kemper Arena
Kember
Governor’s Exposition Hall
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Kemper
Exposition Hall
Senate
Dan Rather
Sam Donaldson
Roger Mudd