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Truman Dizzying 16 Day Tour Aims to Reelect President
President Truman launches a 16 day nationwide tour covering 9 500 miles with about 150 public appearances across 19 states the trip aims to inform voters on issues and bolster his chances of a second term. Debates with Gov Dewey in the Midwest South and West frame a high stakes contest.
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Truman
White House
Thomas E. Dewey
Midwest
Southwest
Pacific Coast
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Washington
Dexter
Dewey
Des Moines
Sen
Alben W. Barkley
Wilkes Barre
Asheville
N. C
Salt Lake City
Utah
Barkley
Earl Warren
California
Congress
Clifford R. Hope
Kans
House Agriculture Committee
George D. Aiken
Senate Agriculture Committee
Charles F. Brannan
Wallace
Henry A. Wallace
Buffalo
N. Y
Progressive Party
Hollywood
GOP
Hugh Scott
FBI
Alger Hiss
Hiss
State Department
Scott