- As the Republican nominee for president in 1940, he ran on a platform that vigorously opposed Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal policies, especially the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
- Pictured on a 75¢ US definitive postage stamp in the Great Americans series, issued 16 February 1992.
- Was the most recent major party US presidential nominee with no prior government experience until Donald Trump won the Republican nomination in 2016.
- Passed away just 7 1/2 months after his vice-presidential/running mate Charles McNary.
- Has been found by scholars to be the first U.S. presidential nominee who never had held a previous position in politics or major military.
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