As World War II neared its end, the United States conducted its 1944 presidential election, deciding the leader who would shape the post-war world. Franklin D. Roosevelt, in pursuit of his fourth term, competed against Thomas E. Dewey, the Governor of New York. The anticipation leading up to the election was not unlike what Americans experience today.
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