Hey folks. Today happens to be the 40th anniversary of Harry Truman's death so I thought I might bring this up. Truman, today, is regarded as one of the most underrated presidents in history.
As you know, Dewey won in '48....and got us into a lot of trouble. Could we have avoided a Korean quagmire? Would we still have gotten into Vietnam?
Would the Cold War have ended in '91? Would there have been a Chinese collapse after the fall of Mao, the assassination of Deng Xiaoping and the dictatorship of the gang of seven? And would we still have a woman in office, namely Elizabeth Warren?
BTW, folks, here's a quick history refresher for you:
Thomas Dewey 1948-1952
Harold Stassen** 1952-1959
John F. Kennedy* 1960-1963
Lyndon B. Johnson 1963-1964
Barry Goldwater*** 1964-1971
Richard Nixon 1971-1974
Robert F. Kennedy 1974-1976
Ronald Reagan 1976-1980
Terry Sanford* 1980-1983
James Earl 'Jimmy' Carter 1983-1988
Ronald E. 'Ron' Paul 1988-1992
Bill Clinton 1992-2000
W. Mitt Romney 2000-2008
Elizabeth Warren 2008-??