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Thomas E. Dewey
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Portrait of Thomas E. Dewey, 1948, showing him in a suit and tie with a neatly trimmed mustache, looking directly at the camera. Map of the United States showing the results of the 1948 presidential election by state, with states colored blue for Truman (Democratic), red for Dewey (Republican), and brown for Thurmond (States' Rights), along with each state's electoral vote count. The background features a faded American flag. Thomas E. Dewey, wearing a suit, smiles while entering a curtained voting machine during the 1948 election, with a woman standing to the left of him. Thomas E. Dewey, wearing a suit and striped tie, sits and looks at the camera in a black-and-white portrait from around 1948. Thomas E. Dewey Crowd of Thomas E. Dewey supporters at the 1948 Republican convention holding placards with Dewey's portrait and slogans such as Win With Dewey. Map of the United States showing the results of the 1944 presidential election by state. States won by Roosevelt (Democratic) are shaded blue, while those won by Dewey (Republican) are shaded red. Electoral vote counts are displayed within each state, with most states colored blue, indicating a Democratic victory in the majority of the country.
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Thomas E. Dewey: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: United States History - Thomas E. Dewey. Sep 01, 2026
Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Thomas E. Dewey Defeats Dutch Schultz. May 29, 2026
Anniversary information added. Mar 20, 2026
Anniversary information added. Mar 12, 2026
Add new Web site: Library of Congress - The Dewey Story. Jul 12, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Feb 27, 2024
Add new Web site: The Mob Museum - Thomas Dewey. Nov 24, 2023
Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Thomas E. Dewey Defeats Dutch Schultz. Sep 14, 2023
Add new Web site: Shiawassee District Library - Biography of Thomas E. Dewey. Aug 02, 2023
Add new Web site: Empire State Plaza and New York State Capitol - Thomas E. Dewey. Mar 10, 2023
Added photograph. Apr 12, 2011
Added newsreel segment of the 1948 U.S. presidental election results. Aug 27, 2009
Added new Web site: University of Pennsylvania - Biography of Thomas Dewey. Jun 10, 2009
Added new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Thomas Dewey. Jun 10, 2009
Added new Web site: Netstate.com - Biography of Thomas Edmund Dewey. Jun 10, 2009
Added new Web site: National Park Service - Biography of Thomas Dewey. Jun 10, 2009
Added new Web site: United States History - Thomas E. Dewey. Jun 10, 2009
Article revised. Dec 11, 2002
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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