Site Files: Mountain Meetings

The 2008 Democratic National Convention kicking off in August reprises the same event in 1908 when the smoke rose from Denver to announce William Jennings Bryan as the party's candidate for president. From July 7 to 10, 1908, the Democratic National Convention took place at the Denver Municipal Auditorium, which at the time was the nation's largest auditorium outside of Madison Square Garden. From August 24 to 27, 2008, the DNC will be held in the Pepsi Center Arena and the expanded