Final victory: FDR's extraordinary World War II presidential campaign
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When the wartime 1944 presidential election campaign geared up late that spring, Franklin D. Roosevelt had already occupied the White House years longer than any other president. Sensing likely weakness, the Republicans mounted an energetic and expensive campaign, hitting hard at FDR's liberal domestic policies and the war's ongoing cost. Despite gravely deteriorating health, FDR and his feisty running mate, the unexpected Harry Truman, campaigned vigorously against young governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York and old-line Ohio governor John Bricker. Roosevelt's charm and wit, as well as the military successes in Europe and the Pacific, contributed to his sweeping electoral victory. But the hard-fought campaign would soon take its toll on America's only four-term president.
Preeminent historian and biographer Stanley Weintraub recaptures FDR's striking "last campaign" and the year's momentous events, from the rainy city streets where Roosevelt, his legs paralyzed by polio since 1922, rode in an open car, to the battlefronts where the commander-in-chief's forces were closing in on Hitler and Hirohito. The tale is unforgettable.
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display_description | When the 1944 presidential election campaign geared up late that spring, Franklin D. Roosevelt had already been in office longer than any other president. Sensing likely weakness, the Republicans mounted an energetic and expensive campaign, hitting hard at FDR's liberal domestic policies and the ongoing cost of World War II. Despite gravely deteriorating health, FDR and his feisty running mate, the unexpected Harry Truman, campaigned vigorously against young governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York and old-line Ohio governor John Bricker. Roosevelt's charm and wit, as well as the military successes in Europe and the Pacific, contributed to his sweeping electoral victory. But the hard-fought campaign would soon take its toll on America's only four-term president. Preeminent historian and biographer Stanley Weintraub recaptures FDR's striking last campaign and the year's momentous events, from the rainy city streets where Roosevelt, his legs paralyzed by polio since 1922, rode in an open car, to the battlefronts where the commander-in-chief's forces were closing in on Hitler and Hirohito. Weintraub, as he has done in all his biographies, brings to life the man and his times, capturing those small but telling details that inform and delight. The result is unforgettable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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subject_facet | Dewey, Thomas E. -- (Thomas Edmund), -- 1902-1971 Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1944 Roosevelt, Franklin D. -- (Franklin Delano), -- 1882-1945 United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_display | Final victory : FDR's extraordinary World War II presidential campaign | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_full | Final victory : FDR's extraordinary World War II presidential campaign / Stanley Weintraub Final victory : FDR's extraordinary World War II presidential campaign [electronic resource] / Stanley Weintraub | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_short | Final victory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_sub | FDR's extraordinary World War II presidential campaign | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
topic_facet | Dewey, Thomas E Election Politics and government Presidents Roosevelt, Franklin D |