1948, Dewey vs. Truman: The Gangbuster

American Elections: Wicked Game

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🗓️ 7 July 2020

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In the wake of World War II, as President Truman fights to establish a new peace, Republican Governor Thomas Dewey gears up for a second run at the White House. As Truman strives to fulfill Franklin D. Roosevelt’s progressive legacy with his “Fair Deal” for America, Dewey tries to capitalize on a growing anti-Truman sentiment brewing all across the nation.

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0:00.0	It's September 1931 at a restaurant on West 22nd Street on Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York.
0:18.9	A man in his late 50s is on the restaurant Payphone.
0:22.2	He's at rate.
0:23.2	The woman on the other end of the line, his employee Sue, tries her best to sweet talk
0:27.7	him.
0:28.7	Never mind that deer stuff.
0:31.3	Cock-eyed Lou isn't in the mood for games today.
0:34.3	Sue was late for a meeting, and in a lose line of work, Tartiness is not tolerated.
0:39.3	Look here Sue.
0:40.5	When you were sent over there, you were told to be there at 12 noon.
0:43.5	I know Lou, but I...
0:44.7	12 noon.
0:45.7	Not one, not one 30.
0:47.0	And I don't give a good god damn for that cocksucker Joe with a bastard.
0:50.8	I don't care if he's your sweetheart.
0:52.6	That son of a bitch doesn't know nothing about this business, and you can tell him I'll
0:56.5	give a damn for him or his six girls.
0:58.9	I have more girls than he ever thought of.
1:01.6	Sue tries her best to diffuse the situation.
1:04.0	Now is that any way to talk to a lady?
1:06.7	Maybe you don't want me to work for you no more.
1:09.2	Lou's patience is wearing thin, but he tries his best to keep his anger under control,
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