Game, Al Smith, 1928
name: label: associated person
content: Smith, Al
notes: label: Description
content: Al Smith was the 1928 Democratic nominee for president. This game, “Al Smith to the White House, He will Get There and Here’s How” was marketed as “a scientific political puzzle proving his election with precision.” The box contains 18 wooden blocks representing, by their respective number of electoral votes, the states which would propel Smith to victory. A similar game was produced for Smith’s Republican opponent, Herbert Hoover. “Hoover Wins—Prove It!” used 24 wooden blocks representing various planks of the Republican Party platform which would guarantee Hoover’s success.
label: Description
content: Smith’s game failed to prove the final outcome. He carried only eight states with a total of 87 electoral votes, far short of Herbert Hoover’s winning tally of 444 votes from 40 states.
topic: label: general subject association
content: Political Campaigns
label: related event
content: Presidential Campaign of 1928
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content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.227739.1928.X07
label: catalog number
content: 227739.1928.X07
label: accession number
content: 227739
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Game
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (blocks (18) material)
label: Measurements
content: overall box: 5 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in x 1/2 in; 13.97 cm x 13.97 cm x 1.27 cm