Dewey lost the presidency to FDR and then, in a well-publicized upset, to Truman. Earlier, as New York City prosecutor, Dewey curbed organized crime. As three-term governor of New York, the moderate Republican increased state aid for education and established a commission to eliminate religious and racial discrimination in employment.
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