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The Presidential Campaign Of 1948, Edward John Hallauer Jan 1950

The Presidential Campaign Of 1948, Edward John Hallauer

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

In the sprint of 1948, President Harry S. Truman's chances of being re-elected to the presidency of the United States seemed very dubious. It was uncertain that he would even secure the Democratic nomination for that office.

Truman's pre-convention Western trip. In the early summer of 1948 President Truman left the Capitol on a supposedly non-political Western trip. Although his aids insisted the journey was to be non-political, the fiction deceived no one. However, it enabled the President to charge off the cost of the excursion to his $30,000 a year travel allowance instead of sending the bill to a …


Scrapbook 5, March 29, 1950 To April 11, 1951, Michael Deciantis Jan 1950

Scrapbook 5, March 29, 1950 To April 11, 1951, Michael Deciantis

Clipping files, 1919-1980

A collection of newspaper clippings with dates ranging from March 29, 1950, to April 11, 1951. The clippings are arranged in chronological order. During this time Michael DeCiantis was serving as the West Warwick Town Solicitor. Among other things, Scrapbook 5 contains clippings featuring DeCiantis' exploits as a town solicitor, town developments, politics, and a murder trial and investigation.

A few pages of the scrapbook have been dedicated to Ann DeCiantis, Michael DeCiantis' daughter, who was selected by television agencies for a role in a new series. Some pages have articles that obscure other items on the same page. In …