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    Wendell Willkie

    American lawyer and corporate executive

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  1. Wendell Lewis Willkie (born Lewis Wendell Willkie; February 18, 1892 – October 8, 1944) was an American lawyer, corporate executive and the 1940 Republican nominee for president. Willkie appealed to many convention delegates as the Republican field's only interventionist : although the U.S. remained neutral prior to Pearl Harbor , he favored ...

  2. Apr 16, 2024 · Wendell Willkie was a U.S. Republican presidential candidate in 1940 who tried unsuccessfully to unseat President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He subsequently became identified with his famous “One World” concept of international cooperation. Willkie earned his law degree from Indiana University in 1916.

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  3. Sep 14, 2018 · Sept. 14, 2018. THE IMPROBABLE WENDELL WILLKIE. The Businessman Who Saved the Republican Party and His Country, and Conceived a New World Order. By David Levering Lewis. Illustrated. 371 pp....

  4. U.S. CAMPAIGNS: The Story of Wendell Willkie. 10 minute read. TIME. June 24, 1940 12:00 AM GMT-4. G reat was the political innocence of the few citizens who decided, seven weeks ago, that they...

  5. Aug 29, 2015 · Wendell Willkie was the only major-party presidential nominee whose experience came principally from running a business. Popperfoto/Getty Images. Willkie, who resided in an apartment on Fifth...

  6. Feb 27, 2019 · The businessman candidate was Wendell Willkie, the year was 1940, and the country faced multiple crises as President Franklin D. Roosevelt sought an unprecedented third term . Republicans had been demolished in Roosevelt’s previous two runs. But they had begun a mild comeback, making gains in the 1938 elections.

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  8. Mar 21, 2016 · March 21, 2016. University of Wisconsin Digital Collections. Republican presidential candidate Wendell Willkie staked everything on Wisconsin in 1944. Primaries offered candidates who lacked the backing of party leadership a chance to demonstrate their support among ordinary people.

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