On the morning after the election, according to Truman’s historian, Americans rose to news of the most surprising comeback in ...

In 1948, pollsters - and headline writers - were left red-faced when Harry Truman defied expectations to beat Thomas Dewey to ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Primary source video of President Harry Truman speaking about the initial reporting of the 1948 election results is featured. In what was ...

University of Tennessee Civics Professor Andrew Busch talked about the role of Strom Thurmond during the 1948 campaign. Javascript must be enabled in order to access C-SPAN videos. *This text was ...

Thomas Healy is a dedicated American. He first voted in a presidential election in 1948 when Harry Truman defeated Thomas E.

Mary Adkins said going with her father to vote became a tradition that continued until Mary herself was eligible to vote.

The Republican Party's candidate has won the past six straight elections in Missouri, and since 1968, the Democratic ...

One hundred and forty years ago, The Washington Post printed the results of the first presidential election it covered: James ...