In 1948, General Dwight Eisenhower was elected President of the United States in a 42 state landslide over Senator Robert Taft (States Right Democrat Theodore Bilbo won only his home state of Mississippi).
Ike decided to run that year when President Harry Truman promised not to run.
Looking back on that election, a historian wrote that Eisenhower was very close to not being a candidate in 1948. Previously, Eisenhower never voted in an election in his life.
Had Eisenhower not run, would Truman have been able to win in 1948? And if Truman won, would Eisenhower have run in 1952?
Ike decided to run that year when President Harry Truman promised not to run.
Looking back on that election, a historian wrote that Eisenhower was very close to not being a candidate in 1948. Previously, Eisenhower never voted in an election in his life.
Had Eisenhower not run, would Truman have been able to win in 1948? And if Truman won, would Eisenhower have run in 1952?