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United States presidential election of 1952
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United States presidential election of 1952: References & Edit History

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Add new Web site: The Cupola: Scholarship at Gettysburg College - "This Yankee Is Different!" Dwight D. Eisenhower's Southern Strategy in the 1952 and 1956 Presidential Elections (PDF). Dec 19, 2025
Anniversary information added. Oct 28, 2025
Add new Web site: CNN - How paranoia in presidential politics went mainstream. Oct 06, 2025
Add new Web site: Roosevelt House - See How They Ran! - Republicans Return to Power: 1952. Aug 14, 2025
Added interactive map for the 1952 election. May 31, 2024
Added cross-reference. Apr 19, 2023
Media added. Mar 26, 2014
Add new Web site: Maps of World - United States Presidential Election of 1952. Sep 25, 2013
Add new Web site: United States History - Election of 1952. Sep 25, 2013
New article added. Feb 12, 2010
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