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The party was subsequently banned by the United States Insular Government after the 1907 elections. [2] In the first ever nationwide at-large election held in the Philippines, the 1935 presidential election, Aglipay revived the Republican Party and was the last presidential candidate to announce his candidacy. The party was supported by the ...
From March 11 to June 5, 1956, voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for president in the 1956 United States presidential election.Incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower was again selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1956 Republican National Convention held from August 20 to August 23, 1956, in San Francisco, California.
The 1956 Republican National Convention was held by the Republican Party of the United States at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California, from August 20 to August 23, 1956. U.S. Senator William F. Knowland was temporary chairman and former speaker of the House Joseph W. Martin Jr. served as permanent chairman.
Campaign commercials from the 1956 election; Senate Manual, 107th Congress. United States Government Printing Office. 2001. p. 1131 "General Election Returns: November 6, 1956". Maryland Manual. 167: 325. 1957–58. "Republican Party National Convention. (26th : 1956 : San Francisco)". Library of Congress Online Catalog.
The 1952 Republican convention was the first political convention to be televised live, coast-to-coast. [25] Experiments in regionally broadcasting conventions took place during the Republican and Democratic conventions in 1948; however, 1952 was the first year in which networks carried nationwide coverage of political conventions. [25]
The 1956 Democratic convention was held before that year's Republican National Convention. This was unusual, as since 1864, in every election but 1888, Democrats had held their convention second. It has become an informal tradition that the party holding the White House (which, accordingly, in 1956 had been the Republican Party) hosts their ...
His party won 52 seats in parliament in the 1956 elections. The movement ultimately fizzled and, by 1981, Poujade had personally joined the progressive fold, endorsing Socialist presidential ...
Highlights of 1960 Republican convention. The 1960 Republican National Convention was held in Chicago, Illinois, from July 25 to July 28, 1960, at the International Amphitheatre. It was the 14th and most recent time overall that Chicago hosted the Republican National Convention, more times than any other city.