The beginning of the 20th century saw the rise of New York’s influence on United States politics, along with the start of America’s love/hate relationship with the Empire State. Three New York governors in Charles Evans Hughes, Thomas E. Dewey and Al Smith became key leaders across the political spectrum.
Noted presidential historian and former Dole Institute director Richard Norton Smith returned for the Dole Institute's 2016 Presidential Lecture Series to examine the politicians who were nominated to America’s highest office but never elected. Covering their careers and the reasons behind their losses, this timely four-part series shed light on the impact of presidential elections on U.S. politics.