Al Smith 1932 presidential campaign

Al Smith 1932 presidential campaign
CampaignU.S. presidential election, 1932
CandidateAl Smith
Governor of New York
(1919 –1920; 1923 – 1928)
AffiliationDemocratic Party
StatusLost nomination at convention
HeadquartersNew York City[1]
Key peopleJoseph M. Proskauer (campaign manager)
Robert Moses
Belle Moskowitz

Al Smith, former governor of New York and the 1928 Democratic presidential nominee, ran an unsuccessful campaign for the party's 1932 presidential nomination. He ultimately lost to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, his one-time political ally (and gubernatorial successor), who would go on to win the general election.

  1. ^ Caro, Robert (1974). The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York. New York: Knopf. ISBN 978-0-394-48076-3. OCLC 834874.