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.

The comparisons are undeniable and offer lessons for both President Joe Biden and his apparent Republican nominee, former ...

In 1947, President Harry Truman noticed the White House was hardly structurally sound, and once he won the 1948 presidential election, he commissioned a group of engineers to tackle the issue.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 1948 (UPI) --Governor Thomas E. Dewey conceded today that President Truman had been elected in the closest presidential ... Dewey had conceded the election.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 1948 (UPI) --Governor Thomas E. Dewey conceded today that President Truman had been elected in the closest presidential ... Dewey had conceded the election.