1948 - Truman runs against Thomas E. Dewey, the Republican nominee in the 1948 presidential election. The scientific pollsters, including George Gallup, all predicted that Dewey would beat Truman.

On Nov. 2, 1948, in one of the most unexpected results in U.S. election history, Democratic incumbent Harry S. Truman won the ...

Indeed, the 1948 tax bill reflected incorrect fiscal policy because it involved reduced taxes; but it may well have mirrored correct fiscal policy in that it put an increased relative burden on ...

Nov. 3, 1948 (UP) - Humble and greatly excited ... Dewey had conceded the election. ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 22, 1950 (UP) - President Truman today warned world Communism that this country will ...