President Franklin D. Roosevelt, waving, and first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, center, stand with family and supporters at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, where more than 100,000 persons heard the president's acceptance speech on June 27, 1936. Roosevelt beat Alf Landon 523 to 8 in the electoral vote and 61 percent to 37 percent in the popular vote — definitely a landslide.

First published in the November 04, 2008, 6:22 a.m. edition

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