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Choosing Truman : The Democratic Convention of 1944 /
As Franklin D. Roosevelt's health deteriorated in the months leading up to the Democratic National Convention of 1944, Democratic leaders confronted a dire situation. Given the inevitability of the president's death during a fourth term, the choice of a running mate for FDR was of profound...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Columbia :
University of Missouri Press,
2000.
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | As Franklin D. Roosevelt's health deteriorated in the months leading up to the Democratic National Convention of 1944, Democratic leaders confronted a dire situation. Given the inevitability of the president's death during a fourth term, the choice of a running mate for FDR was of profound importance. The Democrats needed a man they could trust. They needed Harry S. Truman. Robert Ferrell tells an engrossing tale of ruthless ambition, secret meetings, and party politics. Roosevelt emerges as a manipulative leader whose desire to retain power led to a blatant disregard for the loyalty of his subordinates and the aspirations of his vice presidential hopefuls. Startling in its conclusions, impeccable in its research, Choosing Truman is an engrossing, behind-the-scenes look at the making of the nation's thirty-third president. |
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| Item Description: | "First paperback printing, 2000." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (155 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9780826272980 |