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1948 Presidential Campaign Between Harry S. Truman And Thomas E. Dewey

Public Domain Stock Footage 1948 Presidential Campaign Between Harry S. Truman And Thomas E. Dewey

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keywords: 1948 presidential race, new york governor thomas e. dewey, president harry s. truman

Synopsis: A slice of the 1948 Presidential Race as New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey prepares for his Victory Special a trans-continental campaign train tour while President Harry S. Truman campaigns for 2nd term in Iowa...(read more)

  • Date: 1948
  • Duration: 00:01:19
  • Sound: No
  • Color: Monochrome
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: United States

1948 Presidential Campaign Between Harry S. Truman And Thomas E. Dewey

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1948 Presidential Campaign Between Harry S. Truman And Thomas E. Dewey

The 1948 Presidential campaign enters its intensive phase, with both major party candidates on transcontinental speaking trips by train to the West. In Albany, N.Y. Governor Dewey gets a royal send-off as he begins his campaign aboard the campaign train "Victory Special."

President Truman with his Vice President running mate Alben W. Barkley on rear platform of train. In Iowa, President Truman appears at farm rally where he described his opponents as "gluttons of privilege.

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Newsreels: 1948 - September 20