Because of their printing time, the Chicago Daily Tribune incorrectly called the election of 1948 for Thomas Dewey instead of this man.
This man joked that "a statesman is a politician who's been dead ten or fifteen years," and once hilariously threatened to beat the shit out of Paul Hume for insulting this man's daughter. The second-floor balcony overlooking the South Lawn of the White House is named for this politician. While staying at Blair House, this man was the subject of an assassination attempt by two (*) Puerto Rican nationalists. Congress overrode this President's veto of legislation such as the McCarran Internal Security Act and the Taft-Hartley Act. Because of their printing time, the Chicago Daily Tribune incorrectly called the election of 1948 for Thomas Dewey instead of this man. For 10 points, name this failed haberdasher who became President following the death of Franklin Roosevelt.
This man joked that "a statesman is a politician who's been dead ten or fifteen years," and once hilariously threatened to beat the shit out of Paul Hume for insulting this man's daughter.
Harry S. Truman 