Governor Thomas E. Dewey conceded today that President Truman had been elected in the closest presidential race in 32 years.
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Primary source video of President Harry Truman speaking about the initial reporting of the 1948 election results is featured. In what was considered ...
The Chicago Daily Tribune been decidedly against incumbent President Truman. They'd even gone so far as to call him a ...
An unpopular Democratic president campaigns for re-election, dogged by inflation, domestic supply shortages and fears of World War III — and does so as he is stymied by Republicans in Congress and ...
On the C-SPAN Networks: Thomas E. Dewey Jr. is a Son of Thomas E. Dewey with two videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1996 Interview. The year with the highest average number ...
Representative Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) holds a House Judiciary Committee field hearing in Manhattan at the Javits Federal Building on April 17. (Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images) When Thomas Dewey, ...