Held in New York since 1945, this annual event since 1960 features the Democrat and Republican candidates for U.S. Presidents in election years.
The 71st such annual event, just held in October 2016, featured U.S. President candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump flanking Archbishop Dolan, as a symbolic representation of how the Roman Catholic Church plays both sides of the mainstream political aisle.
See the New York Times video of the event:
http://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000004721088/watch-live-al-smith-dinner.html
Various accounts:
http://endrtimes.blogspot.com/2016/10/highlights-of-clinton-and-trump-at-al.html
http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/2016/10/in-catholic-gotham-final-showdown.html
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