[5] The Major League Baseball Players Association had filed an unsuccessful grievance in October 1991 in an attempt to block the planned 26-game road trip by the Astros.

[6][7] The convention is notable in that it featured the last major address of the long political career of former President Ronald Reagan, Bush's predecessor.

May each of you have the heart to conceive, the understanding to direct, and the hand to execute works that will make the world a little better for your having been here.As the economy was in a recession and domestic affairs in general had dramatically decayed, the GOP lagged in the polls by double digits behind the Bill Clinton–Al Gore Democratic ticket after a successful Democratic Convention, and with Ross Perot temporarily out of the race, the Republican Party worked hard to rally its base of social conservatives.

Pat Buchanan's opening night "culture war" speech argued that a great battle of values was taking place in the United States.

Marilyn Quayle dismissed Bill Clinton's claim to a new generation of leadership by saying, "Not everyone demonstrated, dropped out, took drugs, joined in the sexual revolution or dodged the draft.

The food court operations included Atchafalaya River Cafe, Bambolino's, Frenchy's, Luther's Bar-B-Q, Ninfa's, PeaColes, and Tommy's Burgers.

Some restaurant owners had connections with the Houston Host Committee, the group in charge of the vendor market of the Astroarena, and Republican Party officials.

The hot dogs and soft drinks sold by the Astrodome's official caterer, Harry M. Stevens, were not present during the convention.