The Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, commonly known as the Al Smith Dinner, is an annual white tie dinner in New York City to raise funds for Catholic charities supporting children of vario
Alfred E. Smith in 1928.
Admiral Michael Mullen with his wife and Katie Couric at the 2009 dinner.
President Barack Obama preparing for the 2012 dinner.
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Alfred Emanuel Smith was an American politician who served as the 42nd governor of New York from 1919 to 1920 and again from 1923 to 1928. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the party's presiden
Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner
…on the third Thursday of October, it is hosted by the Archbishop of New York. It is organized by the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation in honor of Al Smith, who grew up in poverty and was later elected governor of New York four times and was the first Catholic nominated for president by a major party as…
Smith c. 1920s
Smith c. 1890s
Charles F. Murphy and Smith in 1915
Smith at his desk in the State Capitol, 1913