That describes Joe Biden's predicament in 2024, but also Harry S. Truman's quandary 76 years ago in 1948 against New York Gov. Thomas Dewey. The comparisons are undeniable and offer lessons for ...

“Truman is not FDR,” explains historian David ... During the Democratic primary, Biden promised to beat Donald Trump “like a drum.” If he ducks his only opportunity to do so in person ...

1948 - Truman runs against Thomas E. Dewey, the Republican nominee in the 1948 presidential election. The scientific pollsters, including George Gallup, all predicted that Dewey would beat Truman.

Some seek the office with an insatiable hunger for power while others, like Harry S. Truman, step forward reluctantly, guided not by personal ambition but by duty. This Presidents Day, at a time ...