Handwritten Estimated Tally of Electoral Votes
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- 1948-10-13
- Description
This item, written by George Elsey and dictated by President Harry S. Truman on the back of a press release of a speech, contains President Truman's estimate of the breakdown of electoral votes for the Democrats (Truman and Alben Barkley), the Republicans (Thomas E. Dewey and Earl Warren), and the States' Rights Democratic Party (Strom Thurmond and Fielding Wright) in the 1948 presidential election. On this list, the parties are denoted "White" for Democrats, "Black" for Republicans, and "Red" for States' Rights. President Truman made this forecast during a whistlestop campaign trip between Duluth and St. Paul, Minnesota."
- Creator
Elsey, George McKee, 1918-2015
- Contributing Institution
- Harry S. Truman Library
- Collection
- George M. Elsey Papers
Subject Files
1948 Election - Truman’s Electoral College Forecast, October 13, 1948 - Subjects
- Presidential campaign, 1948
- Type
- text
- Format
- PaperLoose Sheets
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- No Copyright - In the United States:The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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- Chicago citation style
- Elsey, George McKee, 1918-2015. Handwritten Estimated Tally of Electoral Votes. 1948-10-13. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6882410. (Accessed January 22, 2025.)
- APA citation style
- Elsey, George McKee, 1918-2015, (1948-10-13) Handwritten Estimated Tally of Electoral Votes. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6882410
- MLA citation style
- Elsey, George McKee, 1918-2015. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6882410>.