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Learn how Truman won the 1948 election against Dewey and Thurmond, despite a split in the Democratic Party and a wrong prediction by the media. Find out about his whistle-stop tour, his civil rights plank, and his famous photo with the Chicago Tribune.
Learn about the nomination of Harry S. Truman and Alben W. Barkley for the 1948 presidential election, and the civil rights dispute that led to the formation of the Dixiecrats. The convention was held in Philadelphia and broadcast live on TV for the first time.
The Point Four Program was a foreign policy initiative by President Truman in 1949 to share American know-how and expertise with underdeveloped areas of the world. It aimed to demonstrate the benefits of democracy and capitalism and counter the influence of communism.
Truman carried the popular vote by 4.5 points and won 303 electoral votes to Dewey’s 189. Roper afterward conceded that pollsters “had gotten pretty smug, and I was one of the smuggest of the ...
A whistle-stop tour is a style of political campaigning where the politician makes brief appearances or speeches at small towns. Learn about the history, examples and modern usage of this term in the U.S. and Europe.
Harry S. Truman defied the odds and defeated Thomas E. Dewey in one of the greatest election upsets in American history. Learn about the candidates, the issues, the debates, and the results of the 1948 election that confirmed the Democratic Party's status as the nation's majority party.
President Harry S. Truman issued this order in 1948 to abolish discrimination in the US Armed Forces based on race, color, religion or national origin. It was a major achievement of Truman's presidency and a crucial event in the post-World War II civil rights movement.
The Fair Deal was a set of proposals by U.S. President Harry S. Truman to Congress in 1945 and 1949, continuing the New Deal tradition and addressing social and economic issues. It included some major initiatives such as national health insurance, civil rights, and public works, but faced strong conservative opposition and was limited by the Cold War.