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The convention's keynote speaker was Governor Evan Bayh of Indiana with the nomination speech given by Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut. Other notable speakers included former New York governor Mario Cuomo , actor Christopher Reeve , Representative Dick Gephardt and Senators Russ Feingold , Tom Daschle , John Kerry and Ted Kennedy .

Clinton and Gore went on to defeat Senator Bob Dole of Kansas and Jack Kemp in the General Election .

The 1996 Democratic National Convention was also infamously known for everyone dancing to the Macarena , which at the time, was the most popular song on the airwaves.


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