The 1932 Republican National Convention

Republican National Convention

The Republican National Convention is the presidential nominating convention of the Republican Party of the United States. Convened by the Republican National Committee, the stated purpose of the convocation is to nominate an official candidate in an upcoming U.S...

was held at Chicago Stadium

Chicago Stadium

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 in Chicago, Illinois, from June 14 to June 16, 1932. It renominated President Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover

Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States . Hoover was originally a professional mining engineer and author. As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s under Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge, he promoted partnerships between government and business...

 and Vice President Charles Curtis

Charles Curtis

Charles Curtis was a United States Representative, a longtime United States Senator from Kansas later chosen as Senate Majority Leader by his Republican colleagues, and the 31st Vice President of the United States...

 for their respective positions.

Hoover was unopposed for the nomination, despite a lackluster Republican Party

Republican Party (United States)

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. Nonetheless, the convention praised Hoover and pledged itself to maintain a balanced budget

Balanced budget

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Hoover's managers at the Republican National Convention ran a tight ship, not allowing expressions of concern for the direction of the nation.