1932, Hoover vs. Roosevelt vs. Smith: Two Governors

American Elections: Wicked Game

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🗓️ 9 June 2020

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Summary

As President Hoover and the Republicans scramble to rescue the country from the Great Depression, Democratic nominee Franklin Delano Roosevelt strives to take the country in a bold new direction on the promise of a New Deal for America. But to win his party’s nomination, FDR will have to go toe to toe with one of the most powerful Democrats in the country: former New York Governor Al Smith.

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0:00.0	It's January 1911 in Albany, New York.
0:16.4	New York State Assemblyman Al Smith strolls down the sidewalk and flashes his famous grin
0:21.0	at the many passers-by.
0:22.8	Al's features are hard to miss.
0:24.5	He is a winning smile, a famously large nose, and a big personality to imagine.
0:30.0	As he rounds the corner onto a busy street, Al sees a familiar face.
0:33.8	Wow, look who it is.
0:35.7	How do you do, Al?
0:38.0	How do you do, Robert?
0:39.6	Al Smith and Robert Wagner are longtime friends, former roommates and fellow Democrats.
0:45.7	Al's the head of the New York State Assembly's powerful Ways and Means Committee.
0:49.9	Roberts, the president of the New York State Senate, the Tamini twins, as they're sometimes
0:54.7	called, are deeply connected to Tamini Hall, the Democratic Party Machine in New York.
1:00.0	Al can tell from the look on his good friend Roberts face, though.
1:03.0	At all is not well.
1:04.3	What's matter, Robert?
1:06.4	I'm on my way to call on a certain junior senator from New York, who's causing problems
1:12.2	ever since he arrived in Albany.
1:14.7	Al knows exactly who Robert is talking about.
1:17.5	He's never met the man personally, but the freshman senator's reputation precedes him.
1:22.4	He's developed an annoying reputation for having scruples.
1:25.4	Ugh, what's he done now?
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