It's rare that a sitting president is an underdog in a reelection campaign, but that's where Harry S. Truman found himself in 1948. He had ascended to the office after the death of Franklin Roosevelt in 1945 and was up for reelection. In the first presidential contest of the postwar era, both of the major parties were involved in internecine battles behind the scenes, and the impact of the squabbles could decide the election. The Republicans were in a tight primary featuring 1944 nominee and New York Gov.

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