February 8, 1844

Nauvoo, Illinois

At a political meeting in the assembly room above the Red Brick Store, Joseph Smith gave his reasons for running for the office of president of the United States.

Sources:

History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 6:210-11

"The Campaign and the Kingdom: The Activities of the Electioneers in Joseph Smith's Presidential Campaign" Margaret C. Robertson, BYU Studies 39.3

Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,

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