Skip to content
Lecture

Mark Malcomson
American Elections, Part 1: 1948 - Truman and Dewey

Tuesday 3.09.2024

Summary

The 1948 US presidential election was one of the greatest upsets of all time. Harry Truman was running as the incumbent having become president when Franklin D. Roosevelt had died. He was expected to lose against the governor of New York, Thomas Dewey. However, things took an unexpected turn.

Mark Malcomson

an image of Mark Malcomson

Mark Malcomson has been principal of City Lit since 2011. Previously, he was the Director of Executive Education at London Business School and president of the New York Institute of Finance. He possesses a bachelor of laws from the University of Edinburgh; a diploma in legal practice from the University of Strathclyde; and a masters in international relations from the University of Kent. Mark was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to adult education.