Republican presidential nominees Ronald Reagan and George Bush celebrate their nomination with former president Gerald Ford. Reagan chose Bush as his running mate. They would later take the presidency from Democratic incumbents Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale.

President Ronald Reagan, left, and Vice President George Bush, the Republican incumbents, defeated Democratic candidates Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro in the presidential election to serve a second term.

Vice President George Bush celebrates his presidential nomination of the Republican party for the 1988 campaign.

Delegates re-nominate Republican President George Bush and Vice President Dan Quayle with a platform that stresses the administration's international achievements, decentralized authority and family values. Democrats Bill Clinton and Al Gore defeated the Republican incumbents to take the presidency.