GREAT UPSET OF '48 - PT 10
GREAT UPSET OF '48 - PT 10
"GREAT UPSET OF '48" PT 10. A look at the 1948 Presidential campaign of Harry S. Truman. A preponderance of this documentary is comprised of archival B&W footage, with color contemporary interviews intermixed and duly noted as such.
GREAT UPSET OF '48 - PT 10
COLOR: MCU host PAUL DUKE, NYC skyline in BG, says Dewey was discouraged from fighting back against Truman b/c party leaders thought he was winning big by taking the high road.
GREAT UPSET OF '48 - PT 10
COLOR: MCU Dewey campaign manager HERBERT BROWNELL discussing the strategy.
GREAT UPSET OF '48 - PT 10
B&W ARCHIVAL: Tracking passing men, women & children gathered, including a wedding party with bride & groom. TLS of HARRY S. TRUMAN riding in convertible in a parade.
GREAT UPSET OF '48 - PT 10
B&W ARCHIVAL: MS of newspaper printing press, folded newspapers churning out of machine; series of headlines and articles reflecting Dewey's confidence and the press' assumption that he was way ahead.
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DO NOT USE Magazine story.
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DO NOT USE Still photo.
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COLOR: shots PHILIP GEYELIN discussing trying to hedge his story, writing as much as possible in advance before the results of the election were in.
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B&W ARCHIVAL: MS of President HARRY TRUMAN ceremonially voting on Election Day, BESS & MARGARET TRUMAN watching on. MS Progressive Party candidate HENRY WALLACE coming out of voting booth. MS of States Rights Party candidate STROM THURMOND casting his ballot. MCU of THOMAS DEWEY and wife getting out of car, waving to folks on Election Day. MS line of voters. MSs gathering of Truman staffers and supporters in Kansas City, waiting for election results.
GREAT UPSET OF '48 - PT 10
COLOR: Truman staffer, Marian Norby seated at piano telling the story about the 1948 election, how by the end of the campaign everyone was sick of the song "Missouri Waltz".
GREAT UPSET OF '48 - PT 10
B&W ARCHIVAL: EST GV exterior of Truman house in Independence, Missouri. GV car driving along street. MS photographers hanging out in the cold with their flashbulb camera.
GREAT UPSET OF '48 - PT 10
COLOR MARGARET TRUMAN recalling having to send the press away after her father snuck out of the house to go to a hotel on election night.
GREAT UPSET OF '48 - PT 10
B&W ARCHIVAL: New York skyline, night. MSs Dewey supporters with their victory celebration in full swing, a bit prematurely as it were.
GREAT UPSET OF '48 - PT 10
COLOR: shot of Dewey Sec'ty LILLIAN GOODRICH talking about the premature Dewey celebrations. Dewey campaign manager, Herbert Brownell recalling people being so confident of victory that they hadn't bothered to vote.
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B&W ARCHIVAL: MSs radio newscasters working on story, election night. MS people listening to radio. Audio of commentator remarking that early returns all favor Dewey. TLS/MSs members of the press / media tabulating votes to announce results. MS announcer ED HERLIHY at mic, mouthing the words, "Dewey wins". MSs women working at manual tabulating machines.
GREAT UPSET OF '48 - PT 10
COLOR: shot of Ed Herlihy recalling the Chicago Tribune trying to get the jump on its local rivals by printing a big headline before the final results were in, asking if Dewey were a sure thing. Panning CU infamous Tribune headline, "Dewey Defeats Truman".
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B&W ARCHIVAL: TLSs TV reporters covering the election results. MSs of Dewey Campaign Manager HERBERT BROWNELL confidently announcing that Dewey and the Republicans are going to take the elections.
GREAT UPSET OF '48 - PT 10
COLOR Dewey Campaign Manager HERBERT BROWNELL reflecting on the decisions.
GREAT UPSET OF '48 - PT 10
B&W ARCHIVAL Dewey Campaign Manager HERBERT BROWNELL confidently announcing that Dewey and the Republicans are going to take the elections.
GREAT UPSET OF '48 - PT 10
COLOR Dewey Campaign Manager HERBERT BROWNELL reflecting on the decisions.
GREAT UPSET OF '48 - PT 10
B&W ARCHIVAL: MS radio broadcast crew sleeping in Dewey headquarters. MCU what looks like a too-perfect, and therefore staged, shot of a radio announcer being shaken awake just in time to talk into the microphone. TLS/MSs man with headset writing vote totals on a chalkboard. MS news ticker on New York Times building that reads "TRUMAN TAKES LEAD FROM DEWEY".
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COLOR: shot of staffer recalling the tension of the early morning moments.
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DO NOT USE: Still photo.
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B&W ARCHIVAL: LS Times Square NY.
GREAT UPSET OF '48 - PT 10
COLOR: shot of Truman aide CLARK CLIFFORD recalling the early morning results. Shot of MARGARET TRUMAN recalling learning of the come-from-behind victory. Truman staffer, Marian Norby, seated at piano recalling the happenings of election night.