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Thomas E. Dewey. Thomas Edmund Dewey (n. 24 martie 1902 – d. 16 martie 1971) a fost al 47-lea Guvernator al New Yorkului (1943-1954). În 1944, el a fost candidatul republican propus pentru președinția Statelor Unite, alegeri pe care le-a pierdut în fața lui Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Nov 2, 2015 · Here he is pictured smiling widely as he holds the paper aloft for the large crowd to see. The series of “Dewey Defeats Truman” photos has become an icon of tenacity, perseverance, self-confidence and success. Click here to read the text of Truman’s 11/4/1948 remarks in St. Louis, Vincennes, Indiana and Cincinnati, Ohio. The Greatest ...
The upset win of President Harry Truman over Thomas E. Dewey in the 1948 election came after leading publications had confidently predicted Dewey's victory (e.g. New York Times headline: “Thomas E. Dewey’s Election as President is a Foregone Conclusion”; Life Magazine: cover with Dewey's picture and caption reading, “The Next President of the United States"). Even on election night ...
v. t. e. The 1948 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. North Carolina voters chose 14 [2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president . As a former Confederate state, North Carolina had ...
Thomas E. Dewey was born and grew up in Owosso, but he is best known for investigating organized crime in New York and serving as governor of New York. When he lost the presidential race in 1944, the Chicago Daily Tribune's headline, "Dewey Defeats Truman" gave him a place in American political folklore.
Nov 1, 1998 · The polls predicted a Dewey victory of between 5 to 15 percentage points, but Truman won by 4.4 percentage points. The labor vote was energized as Democrats worried about Dewey’s strength in ...
Deconstructing W. Eugene Smith's famous shot of Harry Truman holding aloft the 'Dewey Defeats Truman' copy of the Chicago Tribune.
