The Republican National Convention (RNC) will be held in Cleveland July 18-21. The 41st RNC will cost about $60 million to produce. The first gathering was in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1856.
Previous Republican National Conventions
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FILE - Republican presidential candidate Richard Nixon, waving right, and his running mate, Spiro Agnew, at the podium during the Republican National Convention at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Florida, Aug. 8, 1968.
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FILE - The Rev. Ralph Abernathy, center in dark suit, wears a Rockefeller campaign button on his lapel as he is greeted in the lobby of the Fontainebleau Hotel, headquarters of the Republican National Convention, Miami Beach, Fla., Aug. 6, 1968.
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FILE - Gov. Ronald Reagan of California, temporary chairman of the Republican National Convention, turns the gavel over to the permanent chairman, Rep. Gerald R. Ford, of Michigan, at the session in Miami Beach, Fla., Aug. 22, 1972. President Richard Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew were renominated.
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FILE - Police in riot gear move into the streets during demonstrations at Flamingo Park during the Republican National Convention, in Miami, Fla., August 1972.