October 28, 1948
Clifford, Murphy and the rest of the speech-writing team decided to try something new for this speech. They figured that the biggest contrasts between Truman and Dewey were best shown in their personalities; the human being vs. the efficiency machine. The only problem was making this difference known to those not attending campaign speeches. The press wasn't printing the personality, they were printing issue material. So Clifford and Murphy devised a plan to include in the Madison Square address all the amusing "tidbits" they could collect, thus forcing the press to record some of them if they were going to record anything at all.
The President gave his first speech at 7:30 a.m. in Quincy, then on to Brockton, Taunton, and Fall River Massachusetts.
Then at 12:42 p.m. he spoke in New London, Connecticut and before leaving this state he stopped in New Haven, Bridgeport and South Norwalk.
The President then went to New York City at 4:35 and gave several speeches until 9:42 p.m.
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