Thomas E. Dewey - Wikipedia
WEBThomas Edmund Dewey (March 24, 1902 – March 16, 1971) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 47th governor of New York from 1943 to 1954. He was the Republican Party's nominee for president of the United States in 1944 and 1948, losing the latter to Harry S. Truman in a major upset.
Dewey Defeats Truman - Wikipedia
WEB"Dewey Defeats Truman" was an erroneous banner headline on the front page of the Chicago Daily Tribune (later Chicago Tribune) on November 3, 1948, the day after incumbent United States president Harry S. Truman won an upset victory over his opponent, Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York, in the 1948 presidential election.
1948 United States presidential election - Wikipedia
WEBDewey, who had been the Republican nominee in 1944, was regarded as the frontrunner when the primaries began. Dewey was the acknowledged leader of the Republican Party's Eastern Establishment. In 1946 he had been re-elected governor of New York by the largest margin in state history.
Thomas E. Dewey | Governor of New York, Presidential Candidate, …
WEBThomas E. Dewey was a vigorous American prosecuting attorney whose successful racket-busting career won him three terms as governor of New York (1943–55). A longtime Republican leader, he was his party’s presidential nominee in …
‘Dewey Defeats Truman’: The Election Upset Behind the Photo
WEBNov 1, 2013 · Heading into Election Day on November 2, 1948, it seemed like Thomas Dewey had the U.S. presidency in the bag. Numerous polls and pundits predicted a win for the Michigan native, New York...
United States presidential election of 1948 - Truman, Dewey, …
WEB“Dewey Defeats Truman” headline 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. The paper was printed before all the votes were counted.
Thomas E. Dewey Is Dead at 68 - The New York Times
WEBMar 17, 1971 · BAL HARBOUR, Fla., March 16 — Thomas E. Dewey, Gover nor of New York for three terms and twice the Republican nomi nee for President, died about 3:30 P.M. today while alone in his room at the...
Thomas E. Dewey - Oxford Reference
WEBIn 1944 he won the Republican nomination for president but lost to Franklin Roosevelt. In 1948 he was again the Republican nominee for president but lost to Harry Truman. During his three terms as governor of New York, 1943–55, he was regarded as a …
Truman defeats Dewey | November 2, 1948 - HISTORY
WEBFeb 9, 2010 · In one of the greatest upsets in presidential election history, Democratic incumbent Harry S. Truman defeats his Republican challenger, Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York, by just over...
Anniversary: Thomas E. Dewey, the Man Who Saved New York
WEBThomas Dewey is chiefly remembered as the man who didn't defeat Harry Truman in the 1948 presidential election. Although he failed to win the nation's top post, Dewey was enormously...
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