FDR, Dewey, and the election of 1944
By: David M. Jordan
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Bloomington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 386
ISBN-13: 9780253356833; 9780253005625
Subjects: Politics and government; Presidents; Election
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue: an evening at the Statler; title: A nation at war; title: Politics in midwar; title: The Republicans; title: The Democrats; title: Willkie pushes hard; title: President and Congress; title: Wendell in wonderland; title: The bandwagon rolling; title: It looks like Dewey; title: The Republican Convention; title: Meanwhile, the Democrats; title: The ailing president; title: Will Roosevelt run?; title: Who runs with Roosevelt?; title: The Democrats arrive in Chicago; title: Democrats in convention; title: Campaign on the high seas; title: The Republicans go to work; title: Dewey heads west; title: The battle is on; title: The October campaign kicks in; title: Death in October; title: Dewey on the offensive; title: FDR strikes back; title: Down to the wire; title: Bricker's campaign; title: The man from Missouri; title: The last days; title: Election day; title: Summing up; title: Epilogue: the fourth term.