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2 days ago · In one of the greatest election upsets in American history, 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.
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8 hours ago · Former New York Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, a two-time loser in campaigns for the U.S. presidency, urged Nixon to quit. Nixon soon was the target of jeering audiences at campaign stops.
1 day ago · The three leading candidates for the Republican nomination - Senator Robert A. Taft from Ohio, Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg from Michigan, and District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey from New York - were all isolationists to varying degrees.
1 day ago · U.S. Pres. Harry S. Truman celebrating his dramatic upset victory while holding a copy of the Chicago Tribune that erroneously announced his defeat by Republican candidate Thomas E. Dewey in the 1948 presidential election.
Jun 29, 2024 · (Wednesday, June 28, 1944, 9:13 p.m. CWT; during World War II) — Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York accepted the presidential nomination tonight at the 1944 Republican National Convention at Chicago Stadium in Chicago, pledging his countrymen “a lasting peace” when Germany and Japan have been taught by force to say: “Never ...
5 days ago · 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.
20 hours ago · Calls for Nixon to vacate the Republican ticket arose quickly, emanating even from within the Republican party and its Eastern establishment wing. Former New York Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, a two-time loser in campaigns for the U.S. presidency, urged Nixon to quit.
