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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.
Special Assistant to President Eisenhower. The United Nations deserves a lot of credit for ending the cold war without it turning into a hot war. And, it's a very crucial thing for the future. Harold Stassen was born on a farm in West St. Paul, Dakota County, Minnesota, in 1907.
Harold Stassen has set his sights high. Again last week he made it plain that he would not settle for second prize in the presidential sweepstakes. When he was asked if he would take the No. 2...
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,...
- Josh Zeitz
Hundreds turned out Saturday to say goodbye to former Minnesota Gov. Harold Stassen, a liberal Republican who also ran for president nine times.
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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.