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FDR, Dewey, and the election of 1944

Main Author: Jordan, David M., 1935-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Roosevelt, Franklin D. > 1882-1945.
Dewey, Thomas E. > 1902-1971.
Presidents > Election > 1944. > United States
United States > Politics and government > 1933-1945.
Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10492908
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue : an evening at the Statler
  • A nation at war
  • Politics in midwar
  • The Republicans
  • The Democrats
  • Willkie pushes hard
  • President and Congress
  • Wendell in wonderland
  • The bandwagon rolling
  • It looks like Dewey
  • The Republican Convention
  • Meanwhile, the Democrats
  • The ailing president
  • Will Roosevelt run?
  • Who runs with Roosevelt?
  • The Democrats arrive in Chicago
  • Democrats in convention
  • Campaign on the high seas
  • The Republicans go to work
  • Dewey heads west
  • The battle is on
  • The October campaign kicks in
  • Death in October
  • Dewey on the offensive
  • FDR strikes back
  • Down to the wire
  • Bricker's campaign
  • The man from Missouri
  • The last days
  • Election day
  • Summing up
  • Epilogue : the fourth term.

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