Ann Richards

Ann Richards was born Dorothy Ann Willis on September 1, 1933 in Lakeview, Texas, a small town outside of Waco. Her father was a truckdriver for a pharmaceutical-supply company. Her grandparents on both sides were farmers. Her parents were middle class and had to work hard to make ends meet, but they made certain that Ann received piano and elocution lessons, and the latter certainly held her in good stead in the political world and contributed to her abilities as a communicator and persuader. During World War II the family lived for a time in San Diego. They returned to Lakeview after the war. She enrolled in high school as Ann Willis, dropping her first name so she would sound less "country" to her big-city classmates. She did well in English and speech but less well in mathemat

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hallenged by Walter Mondale in 1984, he won handily. George Bush also beat challenger Michael Dukakis in 1988 by a wide margin. the Democrats wanted to shape a message that would enable them to recapture the White House and also to maintain their hold on both houses of Congress, and they perceived that George Bush was vulnerable. Ann Richards at the time was Governor of Texas and was remembered for her speech making fun of George Bush in 1988 at the Democratic National Convention. She was thus asked to speak at the conference in service of this effort. The audience consisted of other members of the Congress, meaning Democratic political leaders from different parts of the country. This is an audience that could be expected to be receptive to an important party leader such as Ann Richards. At the same time, this was a conference that was nervous to a degree because of the importance of the goal--electing a Democrat to the White House. Members of the conference knew that they had to develop a program that would interest the voters and a strategy for imparting that program. They were expecting much from each speaker, and they would particularly hope for a strong message from Governor Richards. Richards uses humor througho
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