1932 Democratic Party presidential primaries
From March 8 to May 20, 1932, voters and members of the Democratic Party elected delegates to the 1932 Democratic National Convention for the purpose of nominating a candidate for president in the 1932 United States presidential election. New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1932 Democratic National Convention held from June 27 to July 2, 1932, in Chicago, Illinois.
Image: FDR in 1933
Image: Unsuccessful 1928
Image: John Nance Garner (2)
Image: Vincenzo Laviosa Franklin D. Roosevelt Google Art Project
1932 Democratic National Convention
The 1932 Democratic National Convention was held in Chicago, Illinois June 27 – July 2, 1932. The convention resulted in the nomination of Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York for president and Speaker of the House John N. Garner from Texas for vice president. Beulah Rebecca Hooks Hannah Tingley was a member of the Democratic National Committee and Chair of the Democratic Party of Florida. She seconded the nomination of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, becoming the second woman to address a Democratic National Convention. According to the White House Historical Association, Happy Days Are Here Again was the campaign song of the convention.
Nominees Roosevelt and Garner
Image: Vincenzo Laviosa (Italian Franklin D. Roosevelt Google Art Project (3x 4 B)
Roosevelt listens to radio coverage of the balloting on July 1 from his residence in Hyde Park
Image: Vincenzo Laviosa Franklin D. Roosevelt Google Art Project