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History instructor says HST wasn’t reluctant in 1944 nomination
Stephens College history professor Dr Gene Schmidtlein argues Truman subtly maneuvered to win the 1944 vice presidential nomination. He cites Truman’s ties with party leaders Robert Hannegan and Sen Samuel D Jackson as key factors and notes Hannegan’s rise aided by Truman.
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HST
Columbia, Mo
Stephens College
Harry S. Truman
Margaret Truman Daniel
Gene Schmidtlein
Truman
Daniel
Schmidtlein
Independence
Robert Hannegan
Samuel D. Jackson
D-Ind
Hannegan
St. Louis
Senate
Washington
Internal Revenue
Roosevelt
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Sen. Jackson
Wallace
Jackson
University of Notre Dame
U.S
University of Missouri-Columbia
Stephens