1948 United States presidential election
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1948-united-states-presidential-election-204-11104379
title:
1948 United States presidential election
text:
The 1948 United States presidential election was the 41st quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 1948. In one of the greatest election upsets in American history, incumbent Democratic President Harry S. Truman defeated heavily favored Republican New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey, and third-party candidates, becoming the third president to succeed to the presidency upon his predecessor's death and be elected to a full term. Truman had been elected vice president in
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41st quadrennial U.S. presidential election
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_United_States_presidential_election
date created:
2002-02-25T15:51:15Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T00:29:31Z
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