Clifford, Murphy and the rest of the speech-writing team decided to try
something new for this speech. They figured that the biggest contrasts
between Truman and Dewey were best shown in their personalities; the human
being vs. the efficiency machine. The only problem was making this
difference known to those not attending campaign speeches. The press
wasn't printing the personality, they were printing issue material. So
Clifford and Murphy devised a plan to include in the Madison Square address
all the amusing "tidbits" they could collect, thus forcing the press to
record some of them if they were going to record anything at all.
The President gave his first speech at 7:30 a.m. in Quincy, then on to
Brockton, Taunton, and Fall River Massachusetts.
Then at 12:42 p.m. he spoke in New London, Connecticut and before leaving
this state he stopped in New Haven, Bridgeport and South Norwalk.
The President then went to New York City at 4:35 and gave several speeches
until 9:42 p.m.
John
Blane Markley's American History Classes
