The Chicago Tribune famously ran the wrong headline when reporting the result of the 1948 Presidential Election. It soon became apparent that Democrat Harry S. Truman, at the time the current president, had defeated Republican candidate Thomas E. Dewey, against nearly everyone's expectations. This mistake only appeared on the first editions of the paper and was corrected by the next morning.
Harry Truman found out about the error while travelling across country on a train. At St Louis station, he discovered a Chicago Tribune with the "Dewey Defeats Truman" headline and had himself photographed brandishing the paper. The Tribune had previously called Truman a "nincompoop".
Dewey Defeats Truman was created in 1948.
Dewey did not actually defeat Truman, but the news paper printed the headline DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN hope this is what you are looking for
yes Truman ran for president. he ran against Dewey.it is actually well known that the newpaper put that Dewey beats Truman before all the poles were in. after all the poles were in, Truman beat Dewey.
Truman ran against Thomas Dewey of New York.
Harry Truman defeated Dewey in 1948. See attached link for the story behind the famous headline "Dewey Defeats Truman." Dewey also came in second to Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1944 election.
Only in the newspaper.
The Chicago Times headline read, "Dewey Defeats Truman!"
Yes. Dewey ran against Harry S. Truman (Democrat).
Thirty-third President of the United States, Harry S. Truman chose Alben W. Barkley as his running mate. Barkley served as the Vice-President of the United States from 1949 to 1953.Alben W Berkley of Kentucky.
Harry Truman won the 1948 presidential election defeating Thomas Dewey. In the 1948 presidential election Harry Truman received 303 electoral votes and Thomas Dewey received 189 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Truman 24,179,345 and Dewey 21,991,291. Truman's victory was one of the greatest election upsets in American history. Virtually every prediction indicated Dewey would defeat Truman.
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