This was the first major party presidential nominating convention to be held in New Orleans. A third city, Atlanta, had been ruled out of consideration because the maximum capacity configuration that the Omni Coliseum could offer would accommodate only 15,000 seats, while the Republicans were seeking a minimum of 17,000 seats. The city's bid, however, was challenged by its lack of the 20,000 hotel rooms sought by the Republican Party, with the city only being able to offer around 15,000 hotel rooms.

Kansas City put forth Kemper Arena and the new Bartle Hall as prospective venues, with Bartle Hall seeming the more likely of the two facilities. On January 20, 1987, the site selection committee voted 6–3 in recommending New Orleans to serve as the site of the party's 1988 presidential nominating convention. Republicans were seeking a host city that could provide a convention venue accommodating 17,000 and 20,000 hotel rooms. The convention featured speeches by Joe Paterno, Helen Hayes, Pat Robertson, a keynote address by New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean, and the music of the Jimmy Maxwell Orchestra. As of 2020, it was the last time a major party's presidential candidate announced his vice presidential choice during his party's convention. The revelation of Quayle's selection as running mate did not come until the second day of the convention, when NBC News broke the story.

Senator from Indiana, was selected as Bush's vice presidential running mate. The second spot on the ticket was not publicly known before the convention James Danforth 'Dan' Quayle, U.S. The convention nominated Vice President George Bush for president, as expected. Reagan address the 1988 Republican National Convention in the Superdome It was the second time that a major party held its convention in one of the five states known as the Deep South, coming on the heels of the 1988 Democratic National Convention, which was held in Atlanta, Georgia.īush and Quayle are joined their families on stage President and Mrs.

The 1988 Republican National Convention was held in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, from August 15 to August 18, 1988.

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