United States presidential election, 1948 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The United States presidential election of 1948 is considered by most historians as the greatest election upset in American history. Virtually every prediction (with or without public opinion polls)...
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He retired early and not knowing that history was about to be made in the form of a headline in a newspaper being printed about the outcome of the election -- "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN".
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The world's most famous newspaper error, Dewey Defeats Truman edition of the Chicago Tribune November 3, 1948. The newspaper incorrectly announced that Thomas Dewey had defeated Harry Truman for the presidency of the United States ... Click here to view another interesting article on Dewey Defeats Truman legendary newspaper:
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On the morning after the 1948 presidential election, the Chicago Daily Tribune's headline read "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN." That's what the Republicans, the polls, the newspapers, the political writers, and even many Democrats had expected.
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Since the election results were a complete shock to the media, the Chicago Daily Tribune got caught with the headline "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN." The photograph with Truman holding aloft the paper has become one of the most famous newspaper photos of the century.
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The polls and the pundits left no room for doubt: Dewey was going to defeat President Harry S. Truman. And the Tribune would be the first to report it. Arguably the most famous headline in the newspaper's 150-year history, DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN is every publisher's nightmare on every election night.
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Dewey Defeats Truman: A Novel (Paperback) ... This review is from: Dewey Defeats Truman: A novel (Hardcover) ... Dewey Defeats Truman: A Novel 3.7 out of 5 stars (20);
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American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Memory ( "Dewey Defeats Truman"). An issue of the early edition of the Chicago Daily Tribune was handed to Truman after the election. The headline declared "Dewey Defeats Truman." ... ; "Dewey Defeats Truman"; Chicago Daily Tribune, November 3, 1948;
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The Times' accidental publication wasn't exactly identical to the famous "Dewey Defeats Truman" headline in a Chicago newspaper, or the New York Post's article in 2004 incorrectly reporting that John Kerry had picked Richard Gephardt to be his VP candidate.
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