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.

Video: 'Republican Candidate On Sleeve As RE Publican Candidate (1936)'

Landon won on the first ballot, defeating Senator William Borah of Idaho 984 to 19 votes.

Video: '1936 Republican National Convention'

The delegates would unanimously nominate newspaper publisher Frank Knox of Illinois for vice president the following day.

Video: 'Enthusiastic speech by President Hoover at Republican National Convention in Clev...HD Stock Footage' (June 10, 1936)