Truman ,who was the underdog according to pollsters, ran a great campaign in which he traveled thousands of miles making whistle stops from the back of his rail car. His folksy manner appealed to the rank and file type of people who came out to hear him talk and contrasted sharply with his rich New York Republican opponent.
Truman ran a very effective campaign. He rode around the country by train, making whistles stops to speak to an estimated six-million people. His blunt ,"Give-em Hell" speeches and rural farm background sat well with the rank-and-file voters and contrasted with his somewhat boring and stuffy New York opponent.
Harry S. Truman
In 1948, President Harry S. Truman used an executive order to integrate the
In 1948, President Harry S. Truman used an executive order to integrate the
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1948
1948
Harry S. Truman was elected president in 1948
Harry S. Truman
Harry Truman yes, in 1948 with Harry Truman over Dewey
Harry Truman.
Harry Truman won the 1948 presidential election defeating Thomas Dewey. In the 1948 presidential election Harry Truman received 303 electoral votes and Thomas Dewey received 189 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Truman 24,179,345 and Dewey 21,991,291. Truman's victory was one of the greatest election upsets in American history. Virtually every prediction indicated Dewey would defeat Truman.
yes harry Truman signed NATO, as he was president in 1948. Although the treaty was finalized April 4, 1949.