Mrs. Thomas E. Dewey
[Frances E. Hutt]
(1903–70)

Dewey Defeats TrumanAnecdote...

In the 1948 presidential contest between Harry Truman and Dewey, the latter looked like a winner. On election night, Dewey asked his wife, "How will it be to sleep with the president of the United States?" She replied, "A high honor, and quite frankly, darling, I'm looking forward to it."

Next morning, at breakfast, after Dewey's defeat, Mrs. Dewey said, "Tell me, Tom, am I going to Washington or is Harry coming here?"


Biographical Note...

wife of U.S. politician Tom Dewey, governor of New York (1942-1954), who twice ran unsuccessfully for U.S. president.


More Information...

READ a brief biography of Thomas Dewey. READ more about that famous election in 1948.