After resigning from the Roosevelt administration in 1940 , Farley was named chairman of the board of the Coca-Cola Export Corporation , a vehicle that was created exclusively for his talents . Farley held this post until his retirement in 1973 . Farley defeated a Roosevelt bid to secure the nominee for New York governor in 1942 . He received one ballot vote in the 1944 Democratic National Convention . Farley once again became an important national political force when his old friend , Harry Truman , became president with the death of Roosevelt
1944 Democratic National Convention
1944 Democratic National Convention
James Farley