FDR, Dewey, and the election of 1944

Jordan, David M., 1935-

FDR, Dewey, and the election of 1944 [electronic resource] / David M. Jordan. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2011. - xii, 386 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue : an evening at the Statler -- A nation at war -- Politics in midwar -- The Republicans -- The Democrats -- Willkie pushes hard -- President and Congress -- Wendell in wonderland -- The bandwagon rolling -- It looks like Dewey -- The Republican Convention -- Meanwhile, the Democrats -- The ailing president -- Will Roosevelt run? -- Who runs with Roosevelt? -- The Democrats arrive in Chicago -- Democrats in convention -- Campaign on the high seas -- The Republicans go to work -- Dewey heads west -- The battle is on -- The October campaign kicks in -- Death in October -- Dewey on the offensive -- FDR strikes back -- Down to the wire -- Bricker's campaign -- The man from Missouri -- The last days -- Election day -- Summing up -- Epilogue : the fourth term.


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Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1882-1945.
Dewey, Thomas E. 1902-1971.


Presidents--Election--United States--1944.


United States--Politics and government--1933-1945.


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