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When reviewing the Election of 1948 in the United States of America. On one side was Harry S. Truman, who was the current President of the United States, squared off against Thomas Dewey, governor of New York. There are vast amounts of sources to consider in this topic simply because it was the biggest political upset, ever. Nine sources will be discussed in the following areas. What the people involved said, what people think happened, and finally what Harry S. Truman himself said. The question that is up for debate is simply did the campaign of 1948 exhaust Truman so much that he slipped the media and went to the Elms Hotel, or was he confident he was going to win? I believe the answer is both. I think he was confident he was going to win, and I thought he was exhausted. The first …show more content…
The Last of His Kind: An Informal Portrait of Harry S. Truman. William Marrow & Company. New York. 1979.
Truman, Harry S. Memoirs by Harry S. Truman Volume 2 Years of Trial and Hope. Doubleday Garden City. 1956
Truman, Margret. Harry S. Truman . William Marrow & Company, Inc New York 1973
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Burnes, Brian. Harry S. Truman: His Life and Times. Kansas City Star Books. Kansas City 2003
Devine, Michael J. Harry S. Truman, the State of Israel, and the Quest for Peace in the Middle East. Truman State University Press. Kirksville 2009.
Garner, Michael. Harry Truman and Civil Rights: Moral Courage and Political Beliefs. Southern Illinois University Press. Carbondale & Evansville, 2002.
McCoy, Donald. The Presidency of Harry S. Truman. University of Kansas Press. Lawrence & London. 1984.
Mitchell, Franklin D. Harry S. Truman and the News Media: Contentious Relations, Belated Respect . University of Columbia Press. Columbia and London 1998.
McCullough, David. Truman Simon & Schuster. New York. 1992
Watson, Robert., Devine, Michael., & Robert J Wolz The National Security Legacy of Harry S. Truman Truman State University Press Kirksville

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