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Herbert Hoover's presidential nomination...
Herbert Hoover's presidential nomination...
Item # 717897
June 15, 1928
NEWPORT HERALD, Rhode Island, June 15, 1928
* Herbert Clark Hoover nominated for President
* 1928 Republican National Convention
The front page has a nice banner headline: "HOOVER NOMINATED BY SWEEPING MAJORITY" with subhead and photo. (see images) Nice for display.
Eight pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally in good condition.
AI notes: Herbert Hoover was nominated as the Republican candidate for president at the 1928 Republican National Convention in Kansas City, Missouri, held from June 12 to 15. A widely respected Secretary of Commerce and humanitarian, Hoover secured the nomination on the first ballot with strong support, reflecting the party's confidence in his leadership and the prosperity of the 1920s. Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas was chosen as his running mate. Hoover went on to win the presidency in a landslide victory over Democrat Al Smith.
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