Truman's comments of politics and personalities are a refreshing look at history as it happened.
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The Chicago Tribune headline "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN" remains infamously wrong about the outcome of the 1948 presidential election. But, as the author reveals, there is much more to this story than the well-worn image of a victorious and beaming President Harry Truman parading the…
In domestic policy, the Eightieth Congress is best known for its attack on the New Deal programs and its refusal to expand the welfare state. A close examination, however, reveals the limited nature of the attack as well as the considerable lack of agreement among Republicans - …
