Speeches by spouses of nominees at United States presidential nominating conventions
Since 1992, speeches by spouses of presidential nominees have become a standard feature of United States presidential nominating conventions, and speeches by spouses of vice presidential nominees have also become a somewhat frequent feature as well. There were several earlier instances where the wives of presidential nominees spoke at conventions, though it would not become a standard feature of convention's until after Barbara Bush's speech at the 1992 RNC. Eleanor Roosevelt was the first candidate's spouse to address a nominating convention, doing so at the 1940 DNC. In her speech, Roosevelt delivered a speech highlighting the extraordinary stakes that should warrant her husband being granted a third term.