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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 (born February 18, 1892, Elwood, Indiana, U.S.—died October 8, 1944, New York, New York) 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.

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  3. Sep 14, 2018 · By David Levering Lewis. Illustrated. 371 pp. Liveright Publishing. $28.95. Late in World War II, Franklin D. Roosevelt sharply rebuked an aide for making a derogatory quip about Wendell Willkie ...

  4. 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 believed Wendell Willkie was the best man to be President of the U. S ...

  5. Aug 29, 2015 · That was in 1940, when Wendell Willkie was the Republican candidate against President Franklin Roosevelt, who was seeking a third term. “I’m in business and proud of it,” the 48-year-old ...

  6. Feb 27, 2019 · A Republican critic commented that Willkie’s campaign was essentially: “You can trust me to do the same thing, only better.”. In the end, Roosevelt won the only third term ever by an American president with 27 million popular votes, to Willkie’s 22 million. Roosevelt dominated in the Electoral College, 449-82.

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  8. Mar 21, 2016 · How Wisconsin Ended A Presidential Candidate’s Political Career. 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. With only a few states offering primaries in the 1940s ...

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