‘Dewey Defeats Truman’ Depicts ‘Little Man From Missouri’ And His Shocking Upset
Jul 22, 2020
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Author A.J. Baime joins host Sarah Fenske to discuss his new book, "Dewey Defeats Truman: The 1948 Election and the Battle for America’s Soul." The book explores how Truman shocked the media, the political polling experts and his opponents by winning election to the seat he'd inherited three years before with the death of Franklin Roosevelt.