President Harry S. Truman Wins A 2nd Term In 1948 Presidential Election

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keywords: u.s. politics, 1948 presidential election, president harry s. truman, republican candidate thomas e. dewey

Synopsis: Even as the Press makes predictions that New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey as sure win President Harry S. Truman wins for a 2nd term in the 1948 Presidential Elections...(read more)

Date: 1948
Duration: 00:03:22
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: United States

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President Harry S. Truman Wins A 2nd Term In 1948 Presidential Election

President Harry S. Truman Wins A 2nd Term In 1948 Presidential Election

Scenes of the 1948 Presidential election in the United States. President Truman re-elected as Democrats win majorities in House and Senate. In a startling upset, Pres. Harry S. Truman wins re-election. Highlights of the dramatic vote which saw Gov. Dewey go down to defeat, after predictions made him a sure favorite. Pres. Truman also wins majorities in both the House and Senate, as the Republicans are snowed under all across the nation. Scenes of the major candidates at the polls.

Shows line of voters at polling place in United States. American voter signs voter identification book. Voters in polling booth. CU images of Governor Thomas E. Dewey and wife. President Truman arrives at polling station and casts his ballot. Sign on building reads "The Library of South Salem". Various political figures cast their ballots in 1948 elections. Shows Office of National Broadcasting Company (NBC). Boards (signs) reads "Popular Vote Tabulators" and "Electoral Vote Tabulators". Images of exhausted reporters sleep in office. Image of congratulatory Western Union Telegram to President Truman from Thomas E. Dewey. CU image of a smiling Harry Truman. Mr. Truman's stirring plea for national unity. Workmen building the reviewing stands for the Inaugural Ceremonies with White House in BG.