Image: Dewey Defeats Truman

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Description: President Harry S. Truman, shortly after being elected as President, smiles as he holds up a copy of the Chicago Tribune issue predicting his electoral defeat. This image has become iconic of the consequences of, and bad polling data. The press conference where photo was taken was held at Union Station in St. Louis, Missouri, on November 3, 1948.
Title: Dewey Defeats Truman
Credit: The Harry S. Truman Museum URL: http://www.trumanlibrary.org/photographs/displayimage.php?pointer=44305
Author: Museum claims ownership - Exhibit: 64-861
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License: Public domain
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