page_title: Hy-Vee Arena
section_title: 1970s
hierarchical_section_title: Hy-Vee Arena / History / 1970s
caption_attribution_description: English: President Gerald Ford, as the Republican nominee, shakes hands with nomination foe Ronald Reagan on the closing night of the 1976 Republican National Convention. Vice-Presidential Candidate Bob Dole is on the far left, then Nancy Reagan, Governor Ronald Reagan is at the center shaking hands with President Gerald Ford, Vice-President Nelson Rockefeller is just to the right of Ford, followed by Susan Ford and First Lady Betty Ford.Français&#160;: Le président Gerald Ford serrant la main de Ronald Reagan (1976). Bob Dole à l'extrême gauche et la femme de Ronald Reagan entre les deux. Nelson Rockefeller à la droite de Ford suivi de Susan Ford et de la femme du président Betty Ford.
context_page_description: The Hy-Vee Arena, previously known as Kemper Arena, is an indoor arena located in Kansas City, Missouri. Prior to conversion to a youth sports facility, Kemper Arena was previously a 19,500-seat professional sports arena. It has hosted NCAA Final Four basketball games, professional basketball and hockey teams, professional wrestling events, the 1976 Republican National Convention, concerts, and is the ongoing host of the American Royal livestock show.
  It was originally named for R. Crosby Kemper Sr., a member of the powerful Kemper financial clan and who donated $3.2 million from his estate for the arena. In 2016, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in recognition of its revolutionary design by Helmut Jahn.
context_section_description: The arena won architectural awards in the 1970s and had these very prominent tenants:
  1974–1976 – Kansas City Scouts of the NHL
  1974–1985 – Kansas City Kings of the NBA
  1976 Republican National Convention (where Gerald Ford defeated Ronald Reagan for the nomination)
caption: The 1976 Republican National Convention.  Vice-Presidential Candidate Bob Dole is on the far left, Governor Ronald Reagan is center shaking hands with President Ford, and Vice-President Nelson Rockefeller is just to the right of Ford.
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