Race for the White House 1948: Harry Truman vs Thomas Dewey (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | Documentary, Drama, History

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Race for the White House

1948: Harry Truman vs Thomas Dewey (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | Documentary, Drama, History

Harry S. Truman inherited FDR's presidency and steered the US to the end of World War II. He must win his own term against the more popular Thom Dewey.

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Mar 27, 2016 (United States)

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31 cast members

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David Bacque Thomas Dewey Thomas Dewey See fewer	Revelation: The End of Days (2014)
Clifton Truman Daniel Self Self See fewer	Second Samuel (2020)
Thomas Dewey Jr. Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Mobsters (2007)
Frances Dewey Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
John Dewey Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Thomas E. Dewey Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (1944)
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Hubert H. Humphrey Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Candidate (1972)
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Rocky Keller Amory Houghton, Jr. Amory Houghton, Jr. See fewer	167 (2013)
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Bess Truman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Person to Person (1953)
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