The first season of "Desperate Housewives", an American television series created by Marc Cherry, commenced airing in the United States on October 3, 2004, concluded May 22, 2005, and consisted of 23 episodes.
 It tells the story of Mary Alice Young, a seemingly perfect housewife who commits suicide, fearing that a dark secret, involving her, her husband, and their son would be exposed.
 At her wake, Mary Alice's four close friends and the main characters, Susan Mayer, Lynette Scavo, Bree Van de Kamp and Gabrielle Solis, are introduced.
 All of them live in the suburb of Fairview on Wisteria Lane.
 Narrating the series from the grave, Mary Alice describes how her friends try to find out the reason for her suicide, while trying to deal with the problems of their personal lives.
Truth is a 2015 American political docudrama film written and directed by James Vanderbilt in his directorial debut.
 It is based on American journalist and television news producer Mary Mapes' memoir "Truth and Duty: The Press, the President and the Privilege of Power".
 The film focuses on the Killian documents controversy, and the resulting last days of news anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes at CBS News.
 It stars Cate Blanchett as Mapes and Robert Redford as Rather.
The fifth season of "Desperate Housewives", an American television series created by Marc Cherry, began airing on ABC on September 28, 2008 and concluded on May 17, 2009.
 The season takes place five years after the events of the season four finale in 2013/2014 and continues to focus on the lives of Wisteria Lane residents Susan Mayer, Lynette Scavo, Bree Hodge, Gabrielle Solis, Edie Williams and Katherine Mayfair, as seen through the eyes of the series' deceased narrator, Mary Alice Young.
 The season's mystery is centered on Edie Britt's third husband, Dave Williams.
 The series received media attention following the announcement that Edie, portrayed by Nicollette Sheridan, would be killed off close to the end of the season.
 Edie takes on the narration in "Look Into Their Eyes and You See What They Know" following her death, marking the second time Mary Alice's voice is not heard in an episode.
Mary Alice (born Mary Alice Smith; December 3, 1941) is an American actress.
"Desperate Housewives" is an American comedy-drama series that aired on ABC (American Broadcasting Company).
 It focuses on the residents living on the fictional Wisteria Lane as narrated by their deceased neighbor, Mary Alice Young (Brenda Strong).
 Specifically, the series follows four protagonists and Mary Alice's friends, Susan Mayer (Teri Hatcher), Lynette Scavo (Felicity Huffman), Bree Van de Kamp (Marcia Cross), and Gabrielle Solis (Eva Longoria).
 "Desperate Housewives" features an ensemble cast, which also includes the women's husbands, children, love interests, neighbors, and other acquaintances.
Mary Alice Young is a fictional character from the ABC television series "Desperate Housewives".
 The character was created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry and is portrayed by Brenda Strong, who also serves as the narrator of the series from beyond the grave; the character's suicide in the pilot episode served as the catalyst of the series.
 The narration provided by Mary Alice is essential to the tale of Wisteria Lane, as the series revolves around her sharing the secrets of her friends and neighbors.
 Her narration technique is akin in style to Edgar Lee Masters' "Spoon River Anthology" (1915).
Alice Frush (also known as Mary Alice Frush or Mary Alice Smith) was a Union nurse during the American Civil War.
 Frush's hometown—Greencastle, Pennsylvania—was a hotbed of wartime activity.
 Frush's own father was involved with the Union Army and volunteered their home to be a headquarters for Union officers.
 In addition, many injured soldiers from nearby battles were carried into the town for medical treatment.
 Frush herself volunteered when there was a public call for nurses, at eighteen years of age.
 She began her service at Hagerstown, Maryland and then returned to serve in Greencastle, though her most notable service took place at the battles of Antietam and Gettysburg.
 During the three years of Frush's service, she worked in hospitals as well as on ambulances, gathering supplies.
Alice Morse Earle (April 27, 1851 – February 16, 1911) was an American historian and author from Worcester, Massachusetts.
 She was christened Mary Alice by her parents Edwin Morse and Abby Mason Clary.
 On 15 April 1874, she married Henry Earle of New York City, changing her name from Mary Alice Morse to Alice Morse Earle.
 Her writings, beginning in 1890, focussed on small sociological details rather than grand details, and thus are invaluable for modern social historians.
 She wrote a number of books on colonial America (and especially the New England region) such as "Curious Punishments of Bygone Days".
James Strom Thurmond (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician who served for 48 years as a United States Senator from South Carolina.
 He ran for president in 1948 as the States Rights Democratic Party candidate, receiving 2.4% of the popular vote and 39 electoral votes.
 Thurmond represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 until 2003, at first as a Democrat and, after 1964, as a Republican.
Mary Alice Mapes (born May 9, 1956) is an American journalist, former television news producer, and author.
 She was a principal producer for CBS News, primarily the "CBS Evening News" and primetime television program "60 Minutes Wednesday".
 She is known for breaking the story of the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse scandal, which won a Peabody Award, and the story of Senator Strom Thurmond's unacknowledged biracial daughter, Essie Mae Washington.
 In 2005, she was fired from CBS for her part in the Killian documents controversy.

Question: In which year did the Senator run for president, that Mary Alice Mapes reported as having an unacknowledged biracial daughter ?
Answer: 1948