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Two days before the presidential election of 1944, President Roosevelt makes a speech before 33,000 people at Fenway Park in Boston. Beside him is... The American Labor Party shows its support for Franklin Roosevelt's fourth term by hanging a large sign outside the Ladies' Garment Center Club.
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 7, 1944, during World War II. Incumbent Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Republican Thomas E. Dewey to win an unprecedented fourth term.
Below is a list of motion pictures featuring FDR that are housed within the Audio/Visual collections at the FDR Library and that are in the public domain. Click here to download the printable version.
Media in category "Franklin Delano Roosevelt presidential campaign, 1944" The following 40 files are in this category, out of 40 total. 1944 Official Campaign Portrait session (8145288140).jpg 2,424 × 3,394; 866 KB
FDR faced a strong competitor in Dewey, reflected in the popular vote results – with FDR gaining 53% of the vote, 25 million votes, and Dewey 46%, 22 million, the closest of all his elections. However, FDR’s victory in the Electoral College, taking 432 votes to Dewey’s 99, again illustrated his national appeal.
16 lis 2009 · Photo Credit: George Skadding/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images. On November 7, 1944, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected to an unprecedented fourth term in office. FDR remains...
Franklin D. Roosevelt: As the sitting president during the war, Roosevelt was committed to seeing it through to victory. He emphasized the importance of continuing the fight alongside the Allies (Great Britain and the Soviet Union) until Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan were defeated.
