Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2003
Department 1
History
Abstract
On presidential primary day, March 11, 1952, wet snow fell steadily over much of New Hampshire, and campaign managers became anxious about getting out their vote. Governor Sherman Adams, manager of the "draft Eisenhower" campaign, had a lot riding on a primary that President Harry Truman had dismissed as little more than "eyewash." By all evidence, Americans wanted change in Washington. The New Hampshire primary results would surely influence the making of a president. Adams knew there was only one thing to do: stop worrying about the weather and start moving his people to the polls.
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Recommended Citation
“‘He’s My Man: Sherman Adams and New Hampshire’s Role in the Draft Eisenhower Movement,” Historical New Hampshire 58 (Spring/Summer 2003): 5-25.