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Map of Truman's 1948 whistle-stop tour from 6 September to 5 November 1948. In the 19th century, when travel by railroad was the most common means of transport, politicians would charter tour trains which would travel from town to town.
In November 1947, Democratic political strategist James H. Rowe wrote a memo titled "The Politics of 1948", highlighting the challenges and the road map for Truman's campaign. [28] Clifford edited and presented the forty-three page confidential memo to Truman, [ 29 ] [ 28 ] which stated: "The Democratic Party is an unhappy alliance of Southern ...
Truman reportedly drove this 1955 New Yorker on a 19-day road trip after leaving office. The trip was supposed to be low-key but turned into such a story that it became the subject of an entire ...
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, becoming the third president to succeed to the presidency upon his predecessor's death and be elected to a full term.
The Harry S. Truman Farm Home is located 15 miles (24 km) away from Independence in Grandview, Missouri. A National Historic Landmark, the farmhouse at 12301 Blue Ridge Blvd. was built in 1894 by Harry Truman's maternal grandmother, and is the centerpiece of a 5.25 acres (2.12 ha) remnant of the family's former 600-acre (240 ha) farm. Truman ...
In 2004, the President Harry S. Truman Fellowship in National Security Science and Engineering was created as a distinguished postdoctoral three-year appointment at Sandia National Laboratories. [360] In 2001, the University of Missouri established the Harry S. Truman School of Public Affairs to advance the study and practice of governance. [361]
Harry Truman played piano and even told the world that if he had been a better pianist he would never have been president. RELATED: Presidents' favorite foods While many presidents count golf ...
Harry S. Truman made five international trips during his presidency. [19] Three months after ascending to the presidency, Truman made his only trans-Atlantic trip as president to participate in talks concerning how to administer the defeated Nazi Germany, which had agreed to unconditional surrender nine weeks earlier .