Trivia: Who delivered the “Cross of Gold” speech in 1896?
Henry Ford
William Jennings Bryan
Theodore Roosevelt
William McKinley
The correct answer is William Jennings Bryan
So why is this answer correct? : In July 1896, William Jennings Bryan secured the Democratic nomination for the presidency (beating incumbent President Grover Cleveland) after delivering his “Cross of Gold” speech decrying the use of the gold standard for currency. Despite that historic moment, Bryan ultimately lost to William McKinley in the 1896 election. He also ran and lost in 1900 and in 1908.