[DOC] [TLE] United States presidential election, 1928 - Wikipedia [PAR] ... of Arkansas, who was in many ways Smith's political polar opposite, to be his 
running mate, and he was nominated for vice-president. Smith was the first 
Roman Catholic to gain a major party's nomination for president, and his religion 
became an issue during the campaign. [DOC] [TLE] Al Smith - Wikipedia [PAR] Religion, Christianity (Roman Catholic). Alfred Emanuel "Al" Smith (December 30
, 1873  October 4, 1944) was an American statesman ... Smith was first elected 
to the New York State Assembly (New York Co., 2nd D.) in 1904, and repeatedly 
... In 1912, following the loss of the majority, he became the Minority Leader. [DOC] [TLE] History of Roman Catholic presidential nominees - Religious tolerance [PAR] Oct 21, 2006 ... Alfred E Smith's run for the presidency (1928): ... Even before Franklin D. 
Roosevelt, Catholics became an essential component of the Democratic Party 
coalition ... Kennedy was the second Roman Catholic nominee for president of 
the U.S. ... During his election campaign, Kennedy, he gave a speech to the... [DOC] [TLE] Al Smith and the Election of 1928 - Boundless [PAR] Democrat Al Smith, the first Roman Catholic presidential nominee, lost the 1928 
election in a ... It was the Democratic Party political machine that played a major 
role in ... He was also a strong opponent of Prohibition and the first Roman 
Catholic ... Smith became a leading spokesman for the Irish-American community 
in the... [DOC] [TLE] 1928 presideential elections -- historical background political parties ... [PAR] Jun 3, 2007 ... He was thec first Catholic nominated by a major party and this became a major 
issue in ... United States Elections: Presidential Elections (1928) ... Mr. Hoover 
became a tenderfoot among the ranks of Boy Scouts of America pictured on .... 
He thus became the first Roman Catholic nominated by a major party. [DOC] [TLE] Al Smith - Wikinfo [PAR] Mar 17, 2008 ... He was the first Roman Catholic and Irish-American to run for President as the 
nominee of a major political party. He lost ... After the 1928 election, he became 
the president of Empire State, Inc., the corporation which built and... [DOC] [TLE] John F. Kennedy and Religion - John F. Kennedy Presidential ... [PAR] Smith's 1928 campaign was dogged by claims that he would build a tunnel ... 
primaries to prove to skeptical party leaders that he was a viable national 
candidate. ... of the vote but failed to win a majority of the Protestant votean 
ominous sign. ... can be elected to the Israeli parliamentbut a Catholic cannot 
be President of... [DOC] [TLE] Richard Charnin - DON'T BE FOOLED BY A FALSE MEME BEING ... [PAR] HE SUPPORTED THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE AL SMITH. ... The 1928 
Democratic National Convention was held in Houston, Texas, on June 26 to 28, 
and Smith became the candidate on the first ballot. ... Smith was the first Roman 
Catholic to gain a major party's nomination for president, and his religion became 
an... [DOC] [TLE] American History: Election of 1928: Americans Are Presented With a ... [PAR] Jul 19, 2006 ... The presidential election of 1928 gave American voters a clear ... The Democratic 
Party nominated Al Smith, the popular governor of the state of New York. ... So he 
chose as his campaign manager a Republican industrial ... But worst of all, in the 
eyes of many Americans, Al Smith was a Roman Catholic. [DOC] [TLE] United States presidential election of 1960 - Britannica.com [PAR] He would become only the second Roman Catholic ever to be nominated for 
president by a major party (the first was Democratic Gov. Al Smith of New York, 
who... [DOC] [TLE] Alfred E. Smith - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Mar 4, 2016 ... He was the first Roman Catholic and Irish-American to run for President .... Smith 
was the first Catholic to win a major-party presidential nomination. ... After the 
1928 election, he became the president of Empire State, Inc., the... [DOC] [TLE] Presidential Elections - U.S. Presidents

Question: In 1928 he became the first Roman Catholic nominated for president by a major party
Answer: Al Smith