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'''Thomas Dewey''' (1902–1971) was a prominent state and [[federal]] prosecutor, the Governor of [[New York]] (1943–55), and a two-time [[Republican]] nominee for President, losing in 1944 to [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] and losing in a surprise upset in 1948 to [[Harry S Truman]].
 
'''Thomas Dewey''' (1902–1971) was a prominent state and [[federal]] prosecutor, the Governor of [[New York]] (1943–55), and a two-time [[Republican]] nominee for President, losing in 1944 to [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] and losing in a surprise upset in 1948 to [[Harry S Truman]].
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He was a [[liberal]] northeast [[Republican]] who lacked appeal in the South and West.  His political success in [[New York]] is due to his reputation in prosecuting organized crime.
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He was a [[liberal]] Northeast [[Republican]] who lacked appeal in the South and West.  His political success in [[New York]] was due to his reputation in prosecuting organized crime.
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He wrote two books, the ''Journey to the Far Pacific'' (1952) after he visited East Asia, and ''Thomas E. Dewey on the Two Party System'' (1966).
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He wrote two books, the ''Journey to the Far Pacific'' (1952) a travelogue about East Asia, and ''Thomas E. Dewey on the Two Party System'' (1966).
 
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