Trump at Madison Square Garden: Iconic venue has played host to many campaign gatherings near Election Day

Former President Trump will bring his showmanship-style Sunday to a run rally astatine New York City's iconic Madison Square Garden, an arena that is expected to tie thousands of supporters. 

The rally successful "the world's astir celebrated arena" comes arsenic Trump targets a deep-blue authorities that past backed a Republican successful 1984. Home to nan NBA's New York Knicks and NHL's New York Rangers, nan Garden has a agelong contented of hosting governmental events adjacent to Election Day. 

In 1968, segregationist level campaigner and Alabama Gov. George Wallace hosted a run rally astatine nan venue a week earlier nan election, which was yet won by Richard Nixon, a Republican. 

Nixon hosted a Halloween run rally astatine nan Garden, a week earlier his Election Day triumph during 1 of nan astir turbulent periods successful American history. 

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Attendees get up of a run arena pinch erstwhile President Donald Trump, not pictured, astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York, US, connected Sunday. The Republican statesmanlike nominee returns to his hometown connected Sunday for an arena astatine an iconic venue that has been a magnet for celebrities and nan halfway of immoderate of nan nation's biggest taste moments. (Getty Images)

On Oct. 31, 1964, Incumbent Democratic President Lyndon Johnson addressed chap Democrats astatine nan "old" MSG venue, which was 16 blocks northbound of nan existent Garden. 

"I person travel to New York successful nan last hours of this campaign," Johnson said. "I travel to opportunity to you erstwhile again that your president will request your prayers and your president will request your support, and your president will besides request Democratic congressmen successful nan House and Bob Kennedy successful nan Senate."

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American leader and then-current (and yet successful) US Presidential campaigner Richard Nixon (1913 - 1994) addresses supporters during a run rally astatine Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, October 31, 1968.  (David Fenton/Getty Images)

Before Johnson, incumbent Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower came to nan Garden successful October 1956 to rally his troops for nan Eisenhower/Nixon ticket. It worked. 

During his speech, Eisenhower addressed nan system and nan Cold War pinch nan Soviet Union, which began respective years earlier.

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George Wallace and Curtis LeMay connected shape astatine his Presidential run rally astatine Madison Square Garden. (Circa Images/GHI/Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

"There is, of course, thing amusing erstwhile nan opposition's governmental techniques are extended to world affairs.," he said. "They impulse a vigorous and realistic argumentation towards nan Communist empire--and they propose that we begin, successful our relations pinch nan Soviet Union, by trusting our nationalist information to agreements that person nary effective safeguards and nary controls."

 "I respond to specified propositions pinch 1 patient belief. There is nary governmental run that justifies nan declaration of a moratorium connected communal sense," he added."

Days earlier defeating Republican nominee Thomas Dewey of New York successful 1948, President Harry Truman, a Democrat, visited MSG, wherever he said his force kept pursuing him crossed nan country. 

President Harry S. Truman delivers a reside during his 2nd Presidential run connected October 28, 1948, astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York, New York. The signage down Truman reads, 'In The FDR Tradition With Truman. Truman's Vice President Alben W. Barkley stands to nan near of Truman. (Jeff Hochberg/Getty Images)

"The White House expert told maine not to worry. He said: 'You support correct connected your way. There is 1 spot wherever that chap is not going to travel you – and that's successful nan White House,'" said Truman earlier assailing nan Republican Party. 

"The Republican campaigner tin travel maine each nan measurement from Los Angeles to Madison Square Garden, but nan Republican grounds makes it definite that he will still beryllium trailing on down erstwhile nan votes are counted," he said. "He is doing each he tin to make you hide that record. He doesn't situation talk astir it. I person ne'er successful my life been successful a run wherever nan guidance refused perfectly to talk nan issues of nan campaign. I can't understand that benignant of an approach. But aft I had analyzed nan business I came to nan conclusion that nan grounds of nan Republican Party is overmuch excessively bad to talk about."

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Franklin D. Roosevelt hosted a run rally astatine Madison Square Garden successful 1940. (Getty Images)

On Oct. 28, 1940, Democratic President Franklin Delano Roosevelt spoke to supporters earlier winning his predetermination against Republican nominee Wendell Wilkie.

In his remarks, FDR addressed nan Great Depression and nan Second World War taking spot successful Europe and his summation successful defense spending amid threats from abroad. 

He accused Republicans of playing authorities pinch America's defense arsenic war raged successful Europe and Asia amid unit to isolate nan U.S. to enactment retired of nan conflict. 

"I opportunity that nan Republican leaders played authorities pinch defense successful 1938 and 1939," said FDR. "I opportunity that they are playing authorities pinch our nationalist information today."

Snapping into nan regularisation Nazi salute, Bund members hail nan swastika banner arsenic it is paraded successful Madison Square Garden during opening ceremonies of nan German American Bund's "Pro-American Celebration of George Washington's Birthday."  (Getty Images)

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Herbert Hoover addressed a crowd astatine MSG connected October 22, 1928, earlier winning his election. Despite nan agelong database of presidents that person graced nan venue, MSG has besides hosted immoderate arguable gatherings, including nan notorious "Pro-American Rally" of 1939. 

The arena was organized by nan pro-Nazi German American Bund and was attended by thousands successful nan lead-up to World War II. Days later, nan Garden hosted a Communist Party rally.