lˈaɪk fˈɛloʊ nˈuː jˈɔːɹk ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkənz dʒˈeɪkəb dʒˈævɪts, dʒˈɑːn lˈɪnzi ænd kˈɛnəθ kˈiːɾɪŋ, hˈælpɚn ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə səpˈoːɹt sˈɛnəɾɚ bˈæɹi ɡˈoʊldwɔːɾɚz nˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃən æz ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən kˈændᵻdˌeɪt fɚðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts pɹˌɛzɪdˈɛnʃəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən.
Like fellow New York Republicans Jacob Javits, John Lindsay and Kenneth Keating, Halpern refused to support Senator Barry Goldwater's nomination as Republican candidate for the 1964 United States presidential election.