Object Details
- Description
- In 1928, the Democrats nominated Al Smith, governor of New York, and Joseph Robinson, senator from Arkansas, for president and vice president. Smith, the first Roman Catholic candidate for president, suffered a landslide defeat to Republican Herbert Hoover and his running mate Charles Curtis. Curtis was the first candidate on a winning national ticket to identify as Native American.
- Credit Line
- The Ralph E Becker Collection of Political Americana
- ID Number
- PL.227739.1928.X04
- catalog number
- 227739.1928.X04
- accession number
- 227739
- Object Name
- Plaque
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 7 1/2 in x 7 in x 1/4 in; 19.05 cm x 17.78 cm x .635 cm
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
- Exhibition
- American Democracy
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- general subject association
- Political Campaigns
- Record ID
- nmah_529400
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-64c6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
