FDR, Dewey, and the Election of 1944

Table of Contents

C O N T E N T S· Preface & Acknowledgments ix Prologue An Evening at the Statler 1 1 A Nation at War 7 2 Politics in Midwar 15 3 The Republicans 22 4 The Democrats 42 5 Willkie Pushes Hard 59 6 President and Congress 65 7 Wendell in Wonderland 77 8 The Bandwagon Rolling 92 9 It Looks Like Dewey 101 10 The Republican Convention 110 11 Meanwhile, the Democrats 122 12 The Ailing President 128 13 Will Roosevelt Run? 136 14 Who Runs with Roosevelt? 141 15 The Democrats Arrive in Chicago 153 16 Democrats in Convention 163 17 Campaign on the High Seas 200 18 The Republicans Go to Work 209 19 Dewey Heads West 223 20 The Battle Is On 234 21 The October Campaign Kicks In 243 22 Death in October 255 23 Dewey on the Offensive 261 24 FDR Strikes Back 272 25 Down to the Wire 279 26 Bricker’s Campaign 293 27 The Man from Missouri 298 28 The Last Days 306 29 Election Day 317 30 Summing Up 321 Epilogue The Fourth Term 330· Notes 335· Bibliography 359· Index 371 ...