June 18, 2007

In 1928, Arkansas senator Joseph Taylor Robinson was the Democratic nominee for vice president of the United States. He was the first Arkansan to be nominated by a major party for either of the two highest offices. He and his running mate, New York governor Al Smith were easily defeated in the general election by Republican Herbert Hoover.

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