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1948 In the election of 1948, incumbent President Harry S. Truman was far behind Republican nominee Thomas Dewey in polls and popular perception. Fifty out of 50 political writers confidently predicted his defeat. But in an aggressive campaign summed up by the legendary phrase Give 'em Hell, Harry Truman took to the rails to cross the country on a whistle stop tour. The President traveled over ...
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