Truman defeats Dewey / Gary A. Donaldson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Donaldson, Gary, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--United States--Election--1948.

Presidents.

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972.

Truman, Harry S.

Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971.

Dewey, Thomas E.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Fifty years ago Harry S. Truman pulled off the greatest upset in U.S. political history. With his party split on both the left and the right, and facing a formidable Republican opponent in New York governor Thomas E. Dewey, the Missourian was thought to have little chance of remaining in the White House. But politics in the postwar years were changing dramatically. Truman and his advisers successfully read those changes: their strategy focused on building a coalition of organized labor, African Americans in large northern cities, and traditional liberals--and ignoring protests from the conserv

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. ""Had Enough?"" The Elections of 1946; 2. Clark Clifford and Democratic Party Campaign Strategy; 3. The Eightieth Congress and the Qyestion of Mandate; 4. Henry Wallace and the Split of the Democratic Left; 5. Truman Versus Organized Labor: The Origins of Conflict; 6. The ADA and the Splintering of Postwar Liberalism; 7. The Loosening of Old Chains; 8. The End of Southern Dominance in the Democratic Party; 9. The Eisenhower Phenomenon; 10. The Democrats and the Eisenhower Diversion

11. The Do-Nothing Eightieth Congress's Second Session12. The Republicans Nominate Dewey; 13. The Democrats Nominate Truman; 14. The Campaigns; 15. The Democratic Party Factions and the Election; 16. Postelection Analysis; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8131-2851-X

0-8131-9002-9

0-8131-4923-1

OCLC:

607107138