About the Collection   This collection includes 95 documents totaling 860 pages. Supporting materials include oral history transcripts, photograph, cartoons, audio recordings, and a recording of Truman's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, courtesy of the Marr Sound Archives. Documents Search: AND OR NOT				Documents                 Sorted by: Category | Year     Issues in the Campaign     Strategy     The Opposition     Analysis of the Campaign     Whistlestopping     Speeches by President Truman     Post-Election Commentary     Recollections Issues in the Campaign Handwritten notes on Russian Ambassador, ca. 1946       Scanned version (6 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   "The Military Clique And The War Party", ca. 1946       Scanned version (13 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Department of Labor report on Spokane, Washington, ca. January 1946       Scanned version (3 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Correspondence between Oscar Chapman and Reinhold Niebuhr, November 30, 1946       Scanned version (3 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Press release, Department of State, July 2, 1947       Scanned version (1 page)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Press release, Department of State, October 7, 1947       Scanned version (3 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Press release, Department of State, November 1, 1947       Scanned version (2 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Draft of Democratic Party platform, ca. 1948       Scanned version (17 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Anonymous memo, "Proposed Action in Foreign Affairs by President", ca. 1948       Scanned version (4 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Handwritten notes on World Policy, ca. 1948       Scanned version (7 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Memo to Harry S. Truman, March 8, 1948       Scanned version (11 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Council of Economic Advisors to Harry S. Truman, July 19, 1948       Scanned version (12 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Correspondence between Harry S. Truman and John T. Barker, July 27, 1948       Scanned version (2 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Strategy Memo, Clark Clifford to Harry S. Truman, November 19, 1947       Scanned version (43 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Footnotes on Political Battles of 1948, ca. 1948       Scanned version (3 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   The Story of Harry S. Truman, ca. 1948       Scanned version (16 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   William L. Batt, Jr., to Gael Sullivan, April 20, 1948       Scanned version (2 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Francis Myers to J. Howard McGrath, with attachment, ca. May 1948       Scanned version (9 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   General Policy on campaign speeches, ca. June 1948       Scanned version (6 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Suggestions on Western Campaign Trip, June 23, 1948       Scanned version (3 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Memo, "Should the President call Congress back?", June 29, 1948       Scanned version (2 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Clark Clifford to Harry S. Truman, August 17, 1948       Scanned version (8 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   J. Howard McGrath to Harry S. Truman, September 17, 1948       Scanned version (3 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   "L" to Clark Clifford, October 5, 1948       Scanned version (4 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   James Rowe to Kenneth Hechler, with attachment, April 22, 1981       Scanned version (34 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   The Opposition Jefferson Caffery to James F. Byrnes, September 17, 1946       Scanned version (1 page)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Press Release, Statement by the President, September 20, 1946       Scanned version (4 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   "London" to George C. Marshall, April 13, 1947       Scanned version (3 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   "London" to George C. Marshall, April 14, 1947       Scanned version (6 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Report, "Communists and Pro-Communists for Wallace", ca. 1948       Scanned version (5 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Dossier on Michael Quill, ca. February 1948       Scanned version (5 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Dossier on Ferdinand Smith, February 16, 1948       Scanned version (6 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Dossier on Leo Isacson, February 23, 1948       Scanned version (3 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Dossier on Glen Hearst Taylor, March 11, 1948       Scanned version (4 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   "Henry A. Wallace: The First Three Months", ca. April 1948       Scanned version (28 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Americans for Democratic Action to Oscar Chapman, with attached report, "Henry A. Wallace: The First Three Months", April 27, 1948       Scanned version (38 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Press release, acceptance speech of Thomas E. Dewey, June 24, 1948       Scanned version (3 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Memo, "Analysis of the Southern Democratic Revolt", ca. September 1948       Scanned version (3 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Press release, speech of Thomas E. Dewey, September 21, 1948       Scanned version (5 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Press release, speech of Thomas E. Dewey, September 28, 1948       Scanned version (6 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Frank McNaughton to Don Bermingham, "Dewey XXII", October 1, 1948       Scanned version (5 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Frank McNaughton to Don Bermingham, "Dewey XXI--Campaign Train", October 1, 1948       Scanned version (3 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Press release, speech of Thomas E. Dewey, October 1, 1948       Scanned version (6 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Harold Ickes to Samuel I. Rosenman, with attachment, October 14, 1948       Scanned version (3 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Press release, speech by Thomas E. Dewey, October 21, 1948       Scanned version (4 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Draft article on Dixiecrats, October 28, 1948       Scanned version (2 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   "Henry A. Wallace: The Last Seven Months Of His Presidential Campaign", ca. December 1948       Scanned version (46 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Analysis of the Campaign Lyons Poll data, ca. September 1948       Scanned version (1 page)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Summary of news coverage of campaign trip, September 18, 1948       Scanned version (9 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Summary of news coverage of campaign trip in Utah, September 22, 1948       Scanned version (2 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Summary of news coverage of campaign trip, October 11, 1948       Scanned version (6 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Handwritten estimated tally of electoral votes, October 13, 1948       Scanned version (1 page)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Summary of news converage of campaign trip, October 24, 1948       Scanned version (6 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Jack Beal and Frank McNaughton to "Fitzpatrick", October 27, 1948       Scanned version (6 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Whistlestopping Employment report, Spokane, Washington, ca. January 1948       Scanned version (4 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Clarence C. Dill to Harry S. Truman, May 12, 1948       Scanned version (4 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Speech notes on Spokane, Washington, ca. June 1948       Scanned version (1 page)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Itinerary and Travel Guidelines, ca. June 1948       Scanned version (14 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   List of speeches, June 3, 1948       Scanned version (2 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Memorandum from Lew Wallace, June 10, 1948       Scanned version (3 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Attendees and agenda for trip to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 14, 1948       Scanned version (3 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   List to board President's special train, Toledo, Ohio, September 6, 1948       Scanned version (3 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   "Vital Issues in Flint, Michigan", September 6, 1948       Scanned version (8 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Notes for New York speech, ca. October 1948       Scanned version (2 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Fact Sheet, Toledo, Ohio, ca. October 1948       Scanned version (3 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Fact sheet, Madison, Wisconsin, ca. October 1948       Scanned version (2 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Memo re: appearance at Crawfordsville, Indiana, October 12, 1948       Scanned version (2 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Lorain County, Ohio Democratic Committee to Albert Horstman, October 14, 1948       Scanned version (2 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Samuel Rosenman to Harry S. Truman, October 23, 1948       Scanned version (1 page)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Speech notes, Queens County, October 29, 1948       Scanned version (5 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   List of Campaign Speeches, November 5, 1948       Scanned version (6 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Speeches by President Truman President's acceptance speech, July 15, 1948       Scanned version (22 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Handwritten speech draft, Detroit, Michigan, ca. September 1948       Scanned version (14 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Campaign speech, Toledo, Ohio, September 6, 1948       Scanned version (8 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Campaign speech, Dexter, Iowa, September 18, 1948       Scanned version (29 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Campaign speech, Indianapolis, Indiana, October 15, 1948       Scanned version (28 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Campaign speech, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 23, 1948       Scanned version (25 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Campaign speech, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, October 23, 1948       Scanned version (10 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Campaign speech, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, October 23, 1948       Scanned version (11 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Campaign speech, Scranton, Pennsylvania, October 23, 1948       Scanned version (15 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Speech, Sara Delano Roosevelt Park, October 28, 1948       Scanned version (4 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Handwritten St. Louis speech notes, October 29, 1948       Scanned version (4 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Campaign speech, St. Louis, Missouri, October 30, 1948       Scanned version (22 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Handwritten St. Louis speech notes, October 30, 1948       Scanned version (3 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Handwritten notes on President's speech with attached explanatory notes, November 1, 1948       Scanned version (10 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Post-Election Commentary Telegram, Don Adler to Harry S. Truman, November 2, 1948       Scanned version (1 page)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Telegram, FL Mutt Abernethy to Harry S. Truman, November 3, 1948       Scanned version (1 page)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Washington Post to Harry S. Truman, with attached draft reply, November 3, 1948       Scanned version (2 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Philleo Nash to Harry S. Truman, November 6, 1948       Scanned version (1 page)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Draft article, "Joe Martin on the Election", November 8, 1948       Scanned version (4 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Frank McNaughton to Bob Hagy, November 12, 1948       Scanned version (1 page)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Correspondence between Harley Kilgore and Harry S. Truman, July 25, 1949       Scanned version (2 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Correspondence between Bertram M. Gross to Harry S. Truman, with attachment, May 16, 1952       Scanned version (10 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   Recollections "Some Aspects of the Preparation of President Truman's Speeches for the 1948 Campaign", December 6, 1948       Scanned version (93 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   "Recollections of the 1948 Campaign" by William J. Bray, ca. August 1964       Scanned version (38 pages)   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)

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