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Harry S. Truman's post-presidential interviews – (Attr. – Screen Gems Collection, Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum (in Public Domain); National Archives Catalog record) Former President Truman Discusses 1948 Campaign and Other Presidents in History; Former President Truman Recalls His Nomination For President in 1948
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Democratic President Harry S. Truman defeated heavily favored Republican New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey, and third-party candidates, in one of the greatest election upsets in American history.
"Pour it on 'em, Harry!" – 1948 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of Harry S. Truman "Give Em Hell, Harry!" – Harry Truman (After a man shouted it during one of his whistle stop railroad tours) "The Buck Stops Here"—Harry Truman (Sign kept on The Resolute Desk that became a staple of Truman's presidency) [13] "Dew it with Dewey ...
Harry S. Truman’s stunning, come-from-behind victory in the 1948 presidential election has encouraged frissons of optimism for long-shot candidates ever since.
"Dewey Defeats Truman" was an erroneous banner headline on the front page of the early editions of the Chicago Daily Tribune (later Chicago Tribune) on November 3, 1948, the day after incumbent United States president Harry S. Truman won an upset victory over his opponent, Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York, in the 1948 presidential election.
The famous news photo of Harry S Truman holding up a copy of the Chicago Tribune with a banner headline stating "Dewey Defeats Truman" was taken on this platform on Wednesday, 3 November 1948, at St. Louis Union Station. The Ferdinand Magellan was also used by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and, to a much lesser extent, by President Dwight ...
Here's what senior citizens have to say about voting in the 2024 election. They were alive when Harry Truman was president. What these seniors are saying about voting and Election Day.
President Truman defeated Republican Thomas E. Dewey in the 1948 presidential election. In the end, Truman held his progressive Midwestern base, won most of the Southern states despite the civil rights plank, and squeaked through with narrow victories in a few critical states, notably Ohio, California, and Illinois.
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