Reply #4: I compare Dean to Truman [View All]

because in the 1948 election, virtually every political expert said Truman was going to lose in a landslide. Like how the media is calling Dean the next McGovern. But Truman created the UN, which is basically a re-creation of the League of Nations in which Woodrow Wilson tried to create. Truman also created NATO. The CIA was also created in 1947 when President Truman signed the National Security Act. But what I like Truman for was his stand on Civil Rights, he desegragated the military, passed anti-lynching laws, passed a law in which it was illegal to hire or not hire someone based on race, and he unseccessfully tried to pass a 10 point Civil Rights program which was very similar to the 1964 Civil Rights Act. He also tried to pass a Universal Health Care plan which failed. He was a diplomat and was seeking peacefull solutions to prevent another World War. He was also the first Cold War President. There is so much more I can say about him but he was truly a great President, one thing he was known for was ignoring what the opinion polls said. This was my favorite book on Truman and I recommend you check it out at your local library.