Dan Okrent

Hoover had no use for her any longer. She was kind of an irrelevancy. By the time Prohibition is very unpopular, she's got less of a constituency.

Hoover had no use for her any longer. She was kind of an irrelevancy. By the time Prohibition is very unpopular, she's got less of a constituency.

She campaigned very hard for Herbert Hoover against Al Smith.

She campaigned very hard for Herbert Hoover against Al Smith.

There was a speech she gave in Ohio particularly. Though she doesn't specifically invoke Smith's Catholicism, there are hint, hint, wink, wink about it.

There was a speech she gave in Ohio particularly. Though she doesn't specifically invoke Smith's Catholicism, there are hint, hint, wink, wink about it.

Don't threaten me with a good time, Mabel. That led to the Smith campaign really building an issue on the discrimination against him.

Don't threaten me with a good time, Mabel. That led to the Smith campaign really building an issue on the discrimination against him.