'' Choosing Truman : The Democratic Convention of 1944 '' is a 1994 book by historian Robert Hugh Ferrell about the political convention in Chicago which nominated Franklin D. Roosevelt for his fourth election to the U.S. presidency , but jettisoned Vice President Henry A. Wallace in favor of Missouri Sen. Harry S. Truman . The choice was particularly significant because Roosevelt would die in office the following year , making Truman the 33rd president
political convention
1944 Democratic National Convention
Choosing Truman: The Democratic Convention of 1944