Video: 'Landon Nominated (1936)'
(Thursday, June 11, 1936, 11:41 p.m. EDT) — Governor Alf Landon
of Kansas was nominated president today at the 1936 Republican National Convention meeting at Public Auditorium in Cleveland.
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Landon won on the first ballot, defeating Senator William Borah of Idaho 984 to 19 votes. The delegates would choose the convention’s vice presidential nominee the following day.
Video: '1936 Republican National Convention'
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