This was not extreme lunatics screaming at each other. These were intelligent people with a philosophical difference. And my father was one of the main spokespeople against Reaganomics. He gave a speech in 1984, Democratic keynote speech, which became known as the best synthesis of the argument against Reaganomics. President Reagan used to talk about a shining city. My father's speech at the convention was basically, you see a shining city, but you don't see the entire city. (02:21–02:34)
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Asserts that Mario Cuomo's 1984 Democratic keynote speech was recognized as a leading critique of Reaganomics.
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