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Harold Edward Stassen (April 13, 1907 – March 4, 2001) was an American Republican Party politician, military officer, and attorney who was the 25th governor of Minnesota from 1939 to 1943. He was a leading candidate for the Republican nomination for president of the United States in 1948.
Feb 8, 2015 · Today, Harold Stassen is remembered as the “Grand Old Party’s Grand Old Loser”—the onetime “Boy Governor” who ran for president 10 times between 1948 and 1992—a “perennial,...
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During a lifetime devoted to public service, Harold Stassen left an indelible mark upon American politics. He first gained national prominence in the 1930s by revitalizing Minnesota’s Republican Party and establishing a progressive, cooperative approach to state government.
Feb 27, 2008 · When he died in 2001 at age 93, the first line of Stassen’s obituary in the Washington Post contained the words “perennial candidate.” Elected on the Republican ticket as governor of Minnesota in...
Aug 8, 2021 · Stassen, 80, slipped quietly into the race last September, making his intentions known to fellow Minnesota Republicans at their state convention. This marks the ninth time in 40 years he has felt...
Mar 7, 1980 · The Impossible Dream & Lasting Lure of Harold Stassen. Impossible Dream The 'Perennial Candidate,' At 72, Keeps On Making Them Listen. By Sally Quinn. March 6, 1980 at 7:00 p.m. EST. Share.
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By the time President Truman stunned political prognosticators with his reelection in 1948, Harold Stassen had already spent nearly eighteen months running for the nation’s highest office.
